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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