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

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 Jahanara Arzu (born 17 November 1932) is a Bangladeshi poet. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature. Arzu and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of ''Sultana'', the fir ...

, an Ekushey Padak-winning poet. Together they had two sons including Justice

Md Ashfaqul Islam Md. Ashfaqul Islam is a judge of the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Early life Islam was born on 15 July 1959. His father was A. K. M. Nurul Islam, former Vice President of Bangladesh. He completed his bachelor's degree and ma ...

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 ...

References

1919 births 2015 deaths Bangladeshi judges Vice presidents of Bangladesh Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ministers of Bangladesh 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis {{Bangladesh-politician-stub