is related to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, received 98,300 votes while Zafarullah received 72,248 votes. Sheikh Hasina did not give the nimination to Nixon as he was an accused in the Padma Bridge graft scandal which he denied. Zafarullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the 2018 election from Faridpur-4 and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina campaigned for him. He received 94,234 votes but lost the election to Nixon Chowdhury who received 144,179 votes. Zafarullah is a presidium member of Awami League. In August 2022, he was part of a Awami League delegation that meet the Election Commission to discuss the upcoming national election. Personal life His wife, Nilufer Zafar, is also a member of parliament and chairman of Midland Bank. Zafarullah and his wife were named in the 2016 Panama Papers leak. His younger brother, Kazi Ekramullah, was a director of Midland Bank and a industrialist. References 1947 births Living people 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Awami League politicians Dhaka College alumni St. Gregory's High School and College alumni