A. K. M. Nurul Islam | |
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এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম | |
Vice President of Bangladesh | |
In office 1 December 1986 –August 1989 | |
President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
Preceded by | Mohammad Mohammadullah |
Succeeded by | Moudud Ahmed |
Minister of Law | |
In office 17 February 1985 –12 August 1989 | |
President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
Prime Minister | |
Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
In office 8 July 1977 –17 February 1985 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | M. Idris |
Succeeded by | Chowdhury A. T. M. Masud |
Personal details | |
Born | [ citation needed ] | 1 August 1919
Died | (aged 92) Dhaka,Bangladesh |
Resting place | Harirampur,Manikganj District |
Spouse | Jahanara Arzu |
A. K. M. Nurul Islam (died 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the Vice President of Bangladesh from 1986 to 1989.
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]
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]
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]
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