Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun (born 16 December 1950) is a

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politician and a former

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member representing the Narsingdi-4 constituency which encompasses Belabo and Manohardi upazilas. He is also a former Minister of Industries from 2019 until 2024.

Early life and education

Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun was born on 16 December 1950 to a

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family in

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(now

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). His father, Mohammad Abdul Majid, was an honorary magistrate and the former president of the Bengal Union Board. The family's origins lie in the Baganbari of Gotashia in Monohardi,

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. His mother, Noor Begum, was a housewife. Humayun completed his secondary education at the St. Gregory's High School in 1967, and then studied at the

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. He graduated from the

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with an MSS in political science and an

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Career

Humayun was elected to parliament from Narsingdi-4 in 2008 and 2014 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. He was the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce (Bangladesh) and the ex-chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment. In November 2017, he was part of Bangladesh Awami League delegation to China.

References

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