Sayeed Iskander

Sayeed Iskander
সাঈদ ইস্কান্দার
Member of Parliament
In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded by	Khaleda Zia
Succeeded by	Khaleda Zia
Constituency	Feni-1
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-13)13 January 1953 Dinajpur, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died	23 September 2012(2012-09-23) (aged 59) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Relations	Khaleda Zia (sister) Ziaur Rahman (brother-in-law) Tarique Rahman (nephew) Arafat Rahman (nephew) Shamim Iskander Khurshid Jahan (sister) Shahrin Islam Tuhin (nephew)
Parent	Taiyaba Majumder (mother)
Relatives	Majumder–Zia family
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1975–1982
Rank	Major
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	2IC of 12th East Bengal Regiment ADC to President

Sayeed Iskander (13 January 1953 – 23 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and army major. He was a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from 2001 to 2006, representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from the Feni-1 constituency. He was the younger brother of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.^[1] Iskander was also the founding chairman of Islamic Television.^[1]