A. K. M. Nurul Islam (1 August 1919 – 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the 5th

Vice President of Bangladesh The vice-president of Bangladesh was formerly the second highest constitutional office in Bangladesh, when the country was governed under a presidential system. The Vice-President was the first person in the presidential line of succession, in t ...

Career

Islam was a judge of East Pakistan High Court from 1967 to 1971. He was the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission from 1977 to 1984. From February 1985 until August 1989, he served as the law minister. He was appointed as the vice president of the country on 30 November 1986 by the then President

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time ma ...

Personal life

Islam was married to Jahanara Arzu, an

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

-winning poet. Together they had two sons including Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and a daughter, professor Minara Zahan. Islam died on 14 November 2015 in Dhaka. He was buried in Harirampur in

Manikganj District Manikganj ( bn, মানিকগঞ্জ ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, In 1845 AD it was at first declared as a sub-division. It was at first, under Faridpur district (Faridpur Zila) then it was in ...

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