Rowshan Ershad

Rowshan Ershad
Rowshan Ershad
রওশন এরশাদ
	Ershad in 2016
Chief Patron of Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 January 2024
Leader	disputed with GM Quader
Preceded by	GM Quader
5th Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 9 September 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Hussain Mohammad Ershad
Succeeded by	Hussain Mohammad Ershad
	In office; 9 January 2014 – 3 January 2019
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Khaleda Zia
Succeeded by	Hussain Mohammad Ershad
Jatiya Sangsad
	In office; 12 January 2014 – 10 January 2024
Preceded by	Motiur Rahman
Succeeded by	Mohit Ur Rahman Shanto
Constituency	Mymensingh-4
	In office; 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Preceded by	A. K. M. Fazlul Haque
Succeeded by	Delwar Hossain Khan Dulu
Constituency	Mymensingh-4
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
	In office; 21 November 2013 – 6 January 2014
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	A.F.M Ruhal Haque
Succeeded by	Mohammed Nasim
3rd First Lady of Bangladesh
	In office; 11 December 1983 – 6 December 1990
President	Hussain Mohammad Ershad
Preceded by	Khaleda Zia
Succeeded by	Anowara Begum (acting)
Personal details
Born	19 July 1943 (age 81)
Political party	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Spouse	Hussain Mohammad Ershad (m. 1956; died 2019)
Relations	Mamta Wahab (sister); A. H. G. Mohiuddin (brother);
Children	2, including Saad Ershad

Begum Rowshan Ershad (born 19 July 1943)^[3] is a Jatiya Party politician from Bangladesh. She was the former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Mymensingh-4 constituency and the former leader of the opposition in the 11th parliament.^[4]^[5]^[6] She is the chief patron of the Jatiya Party (Ershad)^[7] and the widow of former Bangladesh president Hussain Muhammad Ershad.^[8]

^ "Won't stay minister long: Rowshan". bdnews24.com. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "28 ministers out, effectively". Dhaka Tribune. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "Constituency 149_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ বিরোধী দলীয় নেতা রওশন, উপনেতা জিএম কাদের. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ Miazee, Manik (6 January 2014). "Rowshan Ershad to be opposition leader". Dhaka Tribune.
^ Correspondent, Staff (12 December 2023). "They dropped us intentionally, alleges Raushan". Prothom Alo.
^ Brown, Derek (14 July 2019). "General Hussain Muhammad Ershad obituary". The Guardian.