Asaduzzaman Noor MP

Honourable Minister, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Asaduzzaman Noor has been involved with the theatre since 1973 and has made more than 600 appearances in 15 different plays. He has written and directed plays for both stage and television and acted in over 100 television dramas and serials including Kothao Keu Nei, Oyomoy, Ei Sob Din Rattri and Bohubrihi as well as over 50 radio plays and many full-length feature films. Today he is a member of the Liberation War Museum Trustee Board, President of Abbriti Somonnoy Parishad (Council of Recitation Co-ordination), and Member of Sommilito Sangskritik Jote. In 1998 he joined the Bangladesh Awami League and in 2002 he was elected the League’s Publicity Secretary and in 2009 Cultural Affairs Secretary. In 2001 and 2008 he was a Member of Parliament and has served on several parliamentary standing committees including the Cultural Affairs and Information & Communication Technology committee. He has been Minister for the Ministry of Cultural Affairs since 2013.

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Joining as a Trustee is Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She is known internationally as a public intellectual and is a regular commentator in the media.

Dan Mulhall will be joining the board as a Trustee. Dan is a retired Irish diplomat, academic and published author. He is the current Parnell Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and is a consultant with the global law firm DLA Piper.

Also joining as a Trustee is Professor Gayle McPherson, Professor of Events and Cultural Policy and Director of the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

Joining us as a Trustee is Stephen Gethins, Professor of International Affairs at the University of St Andrews. Prior to that, Stephen was MP for North East Fife, the SNP International affairs spokesperson and was twice selected to sit on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Joining in the role of Chair is Shonaig Macpherson CBE, an experienced Chair and non-executive director used to working at the most senior levels of government, private, public and third sectors.

If you're interested in attending Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2022 as media, interviews with contributors and ministers, or photo opportunities, please contact Susie Gray at susie@thecornershoppr.com or 07834 073795.

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