Sabina Yeasmin


Sabina Yeasmin is an Indian politician who has served as Cabinet Minister of State for Security, Counterterrorism and Police in the Government of West Bengal. She is an MLA, elected from the Mothabari in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Political career

She was first Muslim woman minister in Government of West Bengal in the First Mamata Banerjee ministry. Sabina Yasmin's victory from Mothabari was particularly creditable because Shehnaz Quadery, a niece of A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury contested the seat as an independent candidate. She was one of the seven Muslim woman MLA in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. She resigned as a minister when the Congress party decided to pull out of the Mamata Banerjee government. In 2018 she joined All India Trinamool Congress.

Zilla Parishad

Sabina was Sabhadipati of Malda Zilla Parishad before contesting the assembly elections. In 2008, she won a seat in the Malda Zilla Parishad from Kaliachak - I.

Personal life

She graduated from Gour Mahavidyalaya in 2000 and completed her post-graduation from University of North Bengal in 2002.