Dipu Moni

The Honourable
Dipu Moni
MP
The Honourable Dipu Moni MP
দীপু মনি
	Moni in 2021
Minister of Social Welfare
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 January 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Nuruzzaman Ahmed
Member of Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 January 2008
Preceded by	G. M. Fazlul Haque
Constituency	Chandpur-3
Minister of Education
	In office; 7 January 2019 – 11 January 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Nurul Islam Nahid
Succeeded by	Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 30 January 2009 – 20 November 2013
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali
Personal details
Born	8 December 1965 (age 58); Kamranga, Chandpur, East Pakistan
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse	Tawfique Nawaz
Parents	MA Wadud (father); Rahima Wadud (mother);
Alma mater	Holy Cross College, Dhaka; Dhaka Medical College; National University; Johns Hopkins University; University of London;
Profession	Doctor & Lawyer

Dipu Moni (Bengali: দীপু মনি; born 8 December 1965)^[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and Minister of Social Welfare of Bangladesh. She is a Member of Parliament for Chandpur-3 constituency.^[2] She was Minister of Education in Fourth Hasina Cabinet and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Second Hasina Cabinet. She was appointed the first female Foreign Minister on 6 January 2009 after victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance on 29 December 2008. Currently she is Joint secretary of Bangladesh Awami League^[3]

^ "Constituency 262_10th_Bn". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ "New faces crowd cabinet of 47 members". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Dipu Moni new chairperson of AUW". The Daily Star. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.