Nurul Islam Shishu | |
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2nd General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
In office 1981–1985 | |
Chairman | |
Preceded by | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Mustafizur Rahman |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 15 April 1979 –20 June 1981 | |
Preceded by | AKM Azizul Haque |
Succeeded by | Amirul Islam Kamal |
PSO to the C-in-C of the Armed Forces | |
In office 19 January 1976 –11 December 1980 | |
President | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Ziaur Rahman |
Prime Minister | Mashiur Rahman |
Military service | |
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Service years | 1962–1986 |
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Unit | Corps of Signals |
Commands |
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Conflict | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Nurul Islam Shishu is a retired major general of Bangladesh Army,a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation war,and former Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. [1] [2] [3] He served as the Minister of Agriculture under President Ziaur Rahman. [4] [5] He was considered to be President Ziaur Rahman's most trusted companion. [6]
Shishu had joined the Pakistan Army and reached the rank of Major. He served in the Inter-Services Intelligence. [7] He was sent to East Pakistan to gather information for the ISI;which he deliberately sabotaged by disclosing his affiliation with the intelligence agency. [8] He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war. [9] After the Independence of Bangladesh,he served as the defence attaché at the Bangladesh Embassy to Myanmar. [10]
In 1976,Shishu served as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief Martial Law Administrator. [11]
Shishu had helped President Ziaur Rahman form Bangladesh Nationalist Party and oversaw of the recruitment of politicians in the party. [12] He retired from Bangladesh Army,when he was 40,with the rank of Major General. [13]
Shishu served as the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman. [14] After the assassination of Ziaur Rahman,he served as the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party while Khaleda Zia was the Chairperson of the Party. [15] He was dismissed from the post of Minister by Hussain Mohammad Ershad. [16]