Reza Kibria
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Habiganj-1
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- BA (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), University of Oxford; MA (Economics), Queen's University Belfast; MPhil and DPhil (Economics), University of Oxford
- Cabinet role
- —
First-time MP and Oxford-trained economist elected to carry forward the legacy of his father, assassinated former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria; no cabinet appointment; expected to focus on Nabiganj and Bahubal constituency development.
Recent activity
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as MP for Habiganj-1 at the inaugural session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad; BNP government formed under PM Tarique Rahman. ↗↗
- 2026-02-12 vote Elected MP for Habiganj-1 in the 13th national parliament election with 111,999 votes (BNP, sheaf-of-paddy symbol), defeating Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish candidate Mawlana Sirajul Islam (56,132 votes) by a margin of 55,867 votes; BNP wins all four Habiganj seats. ↗↗↗
Provenance & notes
Constituency number 239 confirmed by Wikipedia (Habiganj-1 article and List of constituencies of the Jatiya Sangsad) and The Daily Star 2026 election data portal; matches the requested number, no correction needed. Upazilas confirmed as Nabiganj and Bahubal by Wikipedia (Habiganj-1) and Prothom Alo campaign coverage. Winner vote count 111,999 and runner-up 56,132 taken from BSS (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, state news agency, primary source); an alternate figure of 111,073 (winner) / 55,245 (runner-up) appeared in BD Pratidin and one search aggregator, likely reflecting an early unofficial count; BSS final figure preferred. Total valid votes not published per-constituency; vote_share_percent, runner_up_vote_share, and margin_percent cannot be independently verified and are set to null. Runner-up full name 'Mawlana Sirajul Islam Mirpuri' per BD Pratidin; party listed as Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish (BSS) and '11-party alliance' (BD Pratidin); Khelafat Majlish is used as it is the party affiliation, the 11-party alliance is the electoral coalition. Age 69: born 6 March 1957 per Wikipedia, age as of May 2026. Education confirmed by Wikipedia (Reza Kibria article): BA PPE Oxford, MA Economics Queen's Belfast, MPhil and DPhil Economics Oxford. cabinet_role null: Finance Ministry assigned to Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury per Wikipedia (Tarique Rahman ministry); Kibria was speculated but not appointed. wealth_disclosed_bdt null: 2026 EC affidavit total wealth figure not found in any accessible primary source at time of verification; EC-only rule strictly applied; 2018 affidavit data exists but is stale and not used. criminal_cases empty: NBR issued a 2022 administrative tax notice (not a formal criminal court case) regarding alleged tax evasion and concealment of income; this does not constitute a criminal case filed under the EC affidavit disclosure requirement; EC-only rule applied. prior_terms empty: Kibria contested 2018 election from Habiganj-1 as Jatiya Oikya Front candidate and lost; no prior parliamentary terms. party_role null: Kibria joined BNP on 30 November 2025 as a new member; no internal party office confirmed in sources.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/360395
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habiganj-1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Kibria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Jatiya_Sangsad
- https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2026/02/13/56901
- https://www.bssnews.net/perlament-election-2026
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarique_Rahman_ministry