Muhammad Nazrul Islam

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Muhammad Nazrul Islam
Muhammad Nazrul Islam.jpg
Islam in June 2018
Member of Parliament
for Narsingdi-1
Assumed office
25 January 2009
Preceded byKhairul Islam Khokon
State Minister of Water Resources
In office
25 January 2014 – 6 January 2019
Preceded byMd. Mahbubur Rahman[1]
Succeeded byZahid Faruk
Personal details
Born (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 (age 70)
Narsingdi District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Muhammad Nazrul Islam (born 3 August 1951)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Narsingdi-1 constituency since 2009.[3] He served as the State Minister of Water Resources from 2014 to 2018.[4][5]

Early life[]

Islam was born on 3 August 1951 in Narsingdi, East Bengal in the then Dominion of Pakistan.[6]

Career[]

When the Bangladesh Liberation War started, Islam was a student at Dhaka University. He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the war. After the independence of Bangladesh he was commissioned in the Bangladesh Army. He received the gallantry award, Bir Protik, for his role in the war. He retired from the army in 1991 as a lieutenant colonel. He was elected to parliament in 2008, 2014 and 2018.[6]

Personal life[]

Islam is married to Farzana Nazrul.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Changes in cabinet". The Daily Star. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. ^ "Constituency 199_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Nazrul made state minister for water resources". Banglanews24.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary; Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (7 January 2019). "Hasina axes heavyweights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b c মোহাম্মদ নজরুল ইসলাম, বীর প্রতীক. www.mowr.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
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