Arif Khan Joy

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Arif Khan Joy". Elections 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. "BFF congratulate Joy on becoming a minister". Bangladesh Football Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. Bin Mustafa, Hisham (13 January 2014). "Joy gets a slot in the Youth and Sports Ministry". Priyo News.
  4. "Deputy Minister for Sports Arif Khan Joy vandalises joint secretary’s room". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. "Minister Joy ‘beats up’ police sub-inspector, complaint filed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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