Muhammad Nazrul Islam (born 3 August 1951) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the

Narsingdi-1 Narsingdi-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Muhammad Nazrul Islam of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses all but three union parishads of Narsingdi ...

constituency since 2009. He served as the State Minister of Water Resources from 2014 to 2018.

Early life

Islam was born on 3 August 1951 in Narsingdi, East Bengal in the then Dominion of Pakistan.

Career

When 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 ...

started, Islam was a student at Dhaka University. He joined the Mukti Bahini and fought in the war. After the independence of Bangladesh he was commissioned in the Bangladesh Army. He received the gallantry award, Bir Protik, for his role in the war. He retired from the army in 1991 as a lieutenant colonel. He was elected to parliament in 2008, 2014 and 2018.

Personal life

Islam is married to Farzana Nazrul.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Muhammad Nazrul Living people 1951 births People from Narsingdi District Recipients of the Bir Protik Awami League politicians Bangladesh Army officers Mukti Bahini personnel State Ministers of Water Resources (Bangladesh) 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members