Arif Khan Joy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arif Khan Joy | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Arif Khan Joy (Bengali: আরিফ খান জয়) is a Bangladeshi politician.
Career
He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Netrokona-2 constituency in 2014.[1] He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League party.[1] A former professional footballer and vice president of the Bangladesh Football Federation,[2] Joy has been appointed as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the first former professional athlete to hold a position in this ministry.[3]
Controversy
- He allegedly vandalized the office of a joint-secretary in the sports ministry in 2015.[4]
- He assaulted an on duty police officer, who subsequently filed a case against him in 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Arif Khan Joy". Elections 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "BFF congratulate Joy on becoming a minister". Bangladesh Football Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Bin Mustafa, Hisham (13 January 2014). "Joy gets a slot in the Youth and Sports Ministry". Priyo News.
- ↑ "Deputy Minister for Sports Arif Khan Joy vandalises joint secretary’s room". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Minister Joy ‘beats up’ police sub-inspector, complaint filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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