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Shama Obaed

Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
Date of Birth : 14 May, 1973 (Age 52)
Place of Birth : Faridpur, Bangladesh
Profession : Politician
Nationality : Bangladeshi
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Shama Obaed Islam (শামা ওবায়েদ ইসলাম) is a Bangladeshi politician. She is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency (Nagarkanda-Saltha) and the incumbent state minister of foreign affairs since February 2026.

Obaed is one of the seven women elected in the 2026 Bangladeshi general election and one of the three women in the Tarique Ministry.

Background

Shama Obaed's father, KM Obaidur Rahman, was a minister of post and telegraph, fishery and livestock, and aviation and tourism, and the 4th secretary general of the BNP. Her mother, Shaheda Obaed, is a former chairperson of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka.

Career

Obaed won the 2026 Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Faridpur-2 constituency securing 120,909 votes while his nearest opponent Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Shah Akram Ali received 87,956 votes.

Personal life

Obaed is married to Mostajirul Shovon Islam who is the managing director of Sparrow Group, a garments manufacturing company. Together they have two children.

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