Sumaiya Shimu

Sumaiya Rahaman Shimul (known as Sumaiya Shimu; born 30 April 1980) is a Bangladeshi model, television actress and social activist. She has been acting on television dramas since 1999. She is the founder and chairman of a non-profit organization named 'Better Future for Women'.

Early life and education
Shimu was born on 30 April 1980 in Narail. She earned her master's in government and political science from Jahangirnagar University. In 2017, she completed her PhD from the same university in the topic – “The artistic and socio – economic perspective of women in acting” from the department of drama.

Audiovisual media
Shimu debuted her television career through the drama Ekhane Ator Paoa Jai in1999. Her drama Shopno Chura garnered significant audience attention in 2008. She received the Meril Prothom Alo Award in the Best TV Actress (Popular) category for her performance in this drama in 2008.

This actress first came into the spotlight as a model for Bappa Mazumdar's song "Pori". Her popularity soared with the Euro Orange advertisement. She has only made one film appearance, Bachelor.

Non-profit
In 2019, she established a non-profit organization called Better Future for Women, dedicated to providing educational, skill-building, and entrepreneurship opportunities, as well as essential healthcare services, to empower women for greater engagement in productive work. In 2017, Relief International appointed Sumaiya Shimu as a goodwill ambassador.

Personal life
On August 28, 2015, Shimu married Nazrul Islam, the country director of Relief International, a USA based international non-governmental organization. On 8 November 2023, she gave birth to twin boys in a private hospital in Dhaka.

Works

 * Films
 * Bachelor (2004)
 * Television dramas



Awards and nominations

 * Meril-Prothom Alo Awards