Nasrul Hamid (born 13 November 1964) is an Awami League politician. He is a former Bangladesh State Minister of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Dhaka-3 Dhaka-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008. Boundaries The constituency encompasses five union parishads of Keraniganj Upazila: Aganagar, Konda, Subhadya, Tegharia, and Zinjira. ...

constituency.মন্ত্রিসভার দপ্তর পুনবণ্টন প্রজ্ঞাপন
(PDF). Archived fro
the original
(PDF) on January 16, 2024.

Early life and education

Hamid was born on 13 November 1964. He completed his S.S.C. in 1980, and his H.S.C. in 1982 from the

Dhaka Residential Model College Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC; ) is a public autonomous residential school on Mirpur Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The college offers primary, secondary education and higher secondary education, for students from third grade to t ...

. He completed his bachelor's degree from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

. He has completed a course on leadership titled “Leaders in Development: Managing Change in a Dynamic World” from the John F. Kennedy School at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

Career

Hamid took primary membership of the Awami League in 1995, being appointed as the General Secretary of the

Keraniganj Upazila Keraniganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History It is believed that during the reign of Nawab Shaista Khan the ''paik-peyada'' and clerical staff (''kerani'') of the Nawab used to live on the other s ...

Awami League. He competed in the 2001 general election. Hamid was elected to Parliament from

(Keraniganj) in 2008. He received 112,623 votes while his nearest rival,

Gayeshwar Chandra Roy Gayeshwar Chandra Roy is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and former state minister of the Bangladeshi government. He is currently serving as a Standing Committee (the highest policy-making forum) member of the party. He was also a ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

, received 70,680 votes. Hamid was re-elected in 2014 from Dhaka-3. Hamid was elected to Parliament from Dhaka-3 as a candidate of Awami League in 2018. He secured victory in the general election for the fourth consecutive term, representing the Dhaka-3 constituency in the 12th National Election held on January 7, 2024. Hamid has been serving as State Minister for the

Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (; ''Bidyuṯ, jbālāni ō khanija sampada mantraṇālaẏa'') (abbreviated as MPEMR) or Ministry of Energy is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh. It is mainly responsible for all poli ...

since 2014. He was appointed again to the same position for the second time in the year 2019 and he joined on 7 January 2019. He was sworn in as the State Minister for the Power Division on January 11, 2024, for his third term. On January 15, he was given the responsibility of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division as well. When the Independence Award (Swadhinata Padak) was given to the Power Division for its role in bringing 100% of the country under electricity coverage in 2022, Hamid received the award on behalf of the division from the prime minister Sheikh Hasina. He immediately handed it back to the premiere in recognition of her role in bringing the entire Bangladesh under electric coverage. Hamid is also a trustee of CRI (

Center for Research and Information Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

), which is the research wing of the Awami League. In April 2025, Hamid's property in Gulshan was seized following a court order after a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Awards

Hamid was awarded the Order of Civil Merit (Orden del Civil Mérito) of Spain from Spanish Ambassador Álvaro de Salas Giménez de Azcárate on behalf of King

Felipe VI of Spain Felipe VI (; Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. In accordance with the Spanish Constitution, as monarch, he is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed For ...

at a program in Dhaka.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nasrul Hamid 1964 births Living people People from Dhaka District Politicians from Dhaka Division Dhaka Residential Model College alumni University of Dhaka alumni Awami League politicians Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members