A. K. M. Nurul Islam
এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম
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
Manikganj, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
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

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

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

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

  1. Shamsuzzaman, Abdul Fazal (1992). Who's Who in Bangladesh Art Culture Literature (1901-1991). Tribhuj Prakashani. p. 36. OCLC 28114771.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary". The Daily Star. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. 1 2 3 "Former vice-president Justice AKM Nurul Islam dies". New Age. 2016-11-14. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  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. 1986-12-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  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. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  8. "Former vice-president Justice Nurul Islam dies". New Age. 2015-11-15. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  9. "Justice AKM Nurul Islam no more". Daily Sun. 2015-11-14. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-13.


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