A. K. M. Nurul Islam

For other people with similar names, see Nurul Islam (disambiguation).

A. K. M. Nurul Islam
এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম
5th Vice President of Bangladesh
In office
1 December 1986 – August 1989
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Preceded byMohammad Mohammadullah
Succeeded byMoudud Ahmed
Minister of Law
In office
17 February 1985 – 12 August 1989
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister
Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
8 July 1977 – 17 February 1985
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byM. Idris
Succeeded byChowdhury A. T. M. Masud
Personal details
Born(1919-08-01)1 August 1919[citation needed]
Manikganj, Bengal, British India
Died (aged 92)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeHarirampur, Manikganj District
SpouseJahanara Arzu

A. K. M. Nurul Islam (died 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the vice president of Bangladesh from 1986 to 1989.

Early life and education

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Islam was born to M. Abdus Sobhan and Atafunnesa Khanam. He completed a master's degree in English literature at Calcutta University in 1947. He earned an LLB in 1950.[1]

Career

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Islam was a judge of the East Pakistan High Court from 1967 to 1971.[2]

He was the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission from 1977 to 1984.[3] From February 1985 until August 1989, he served as the law minister.[3] In 1986, he was the member of parliament for Manikganj-2.[4] He was appointed as the vice president of the country on 1 December 1986 by the then President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[5]

He was replaced as vice president in August 1989.[6]

Personal life

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Islam was married to Jahanara Arzu, an Ekushey Padak-winning poet.[2][7] Together they had two sons including Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and a daughter, professor Minara Zahan.[3]

Islam died on 14 November 2015 in Dhaka. He was buried in Harirampur in Manikganj District.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Shamsuzzaman, Abdul Fazal (1992). Who's Who in Bangladesh Art Culture Literature (1901-1991). Tribhuj Prakashani. p. 36. OCLC 28114771.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". The Daily Star. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Former vice-president Justice AKM Nurul Islam dies". New Age. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 1986. p. 17. OCLC 6508001.
  5. ^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. Reuters. 1 December 1986. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ^ Preston, Ian, ed. (2005) [First published 2001]. A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. Europa Publications. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-85743-114-8.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh National Museum to pay tribute to poet Talim Hossain". The Daily Star. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Former vice-president Justice Nurul Islam dies". New Age. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Justice AKM Nurul Islam no more". Daily Sun. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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