Sharmeen Murshid

Sharmeen Murshid
Sharmeen Murshid
শারমিন মুরশিদ
	Murshid at the G20 Women Empowerment Ministerial Meeting in Brasilia (2024)
Adviser for Social Welfare
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 August 2024
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Preceded by	Dipu Moni
Advisor for Women and Children Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 August 2024
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Preceded by	Simeen Hussain Rimi
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Parents	Khan Sarwar Murshid (father); Nurjahan Murshid (mother);
Relatives	Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid (brother); Tazeen Mahnaz Murshid (sister); Kumar Murshid (brother);

Sharmeen Murshid is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh interim government.^[1] She was chief executive officer of human rights organization Brotee which has been working for the rights of marginalized groups, especially the indigenous people since 2001.^[2] She is currently serving as Adviser to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as well as Ministry of Social Welfare.^[3] Murshid is a former Commissioner of the National River Conservation Commission.

^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
^ "Inside the interim govt: Key members leading Bangladesh's transition". Dhaka Tribune. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
^ UNB (2024-08-27). "Interim govt: Portfolios redistributed once again". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-09-17.