Khandaker Nurul Islam (also known as Nuru Mia ; died 11 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He was a member of the country's first National Parliament as a member of the

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

from the Faridpur-2 constituency.

Early life and education

Islam was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Khandakars in Faridpur. His father's name was Khandaker Abdul Barik. Islam had Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degrees. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was his maternal cousin, thus making him a member of the

Sheikh–Wazed family The Sheikh Mujib family ( bn, শেখ মুজিব পরিবার) is a prominent Bangladeshi political dynasty, which primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina and their relatives. The Sheikh Mujib family is most powerf ...

Career

Islam contested in the

1970 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence of Bang ...

as an

candidate, and successfully won a seat in the NE-106 (Dacca-III) constituency. However, the assembly was not formed and later led to the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. During the first set of elections in the newly-established country in 1973, Islam preserved his seat in the Jatiya Sangsad as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate from Faridpur-2.

Death and legacy

Islam died on 11 July 2001 in Bangladesh. He was married to Hasina Momtaz and their son, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, is a parliamentarian and former minister. Their other son, Khandaker Mohtesham Hossain, is the chairman of the Faridpur Sadar Upazila Council. His grandson (son of Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain) is married to Saima Wazed, granddaughter of his cousin Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and daughter of Sheikh Hasina.

References

2001 deaths Awami League politicians People from Faridpur District Politicians from Dhaka Division 1st Jatiya Sangsad members Date of birth missing {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub