Runu Reza

Runu Reza (রুনু রেজা) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved seat.

Early life and family
Runu Reza was born on 10 December 1972 into a Bengali Muslim family of Sheikhs in Narail District. Her family had been freedom fighters in Khulna. Her father, late Sheikh Mohammad Rokon Uddin Ahmed was a freedom fighter, professor and social worker. Runu Reza is the younger sister of 17th Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.

Her daughter Fairooz Faizah Beether is the first Bangladeshi to win the prestigious Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Career
Reza was elected to Parliament on 27 February 2024 from women reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.