Mohammad Tazul Islam (born 30 June 1955) is a

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politician and a former member of

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representing the

Comilla-9 Comilla-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Laksam and Manoharganj upazilas. History The constit ...

constituency. In January 2024, he is a former

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, succeeding the 2019 election where he held the same position.

Early life

Tazul Islam was born on 30 June 1955 in the village of Pomgaon in

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(now under

Monoharganj Upazila Monohorgonj () is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. History The upazila was formed in 2005 with 11 unions from the southern region of erstwhile Laksam upazila. Demographics According to the 2011 Censu ...

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). He was the eldest of the three sons and four daughters of Zulfiqar Ali and Anwara Begum. Islam studied at the Pomgaon Government Primary School and Pomgaon High School. He then went onto study at the

Nawab Faizunnesa Government College Nawab Faizunnesa Government College (NFGC) is a government college in Laksam Upazila, Bangladesh. History The institution was founded by Nawab Begum Faizunnesa Chowdhury in 1873 as a madrasa. It became a higher secondary madrasa in 1920, and ...

, before enrolling at the

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area ...

where he earned his BA. Islam obtained an MBA in marketing from

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and an MBA in finance from the International Business School of Scandinavia, respectively.

Career

Islam was elected from

( Laksam-Monohorgonj ) constituency as a member of parliament in 1996, 2008, 2014, 2018, and most recently in 2024. After the 2024 general election, the Hon'ble Prime Minister appointed him as the Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives for a second consecutive term. As a long-serving parliamentarian, Islam worked with the standing committee of Home, Planning, and Finance Ministry as a member and worked as Chairman of standing committee of Power and Energy from 2014 to 2018.

Personal life

He is married to Fauzia Islam. The couple had 2 daughters and 2 sons.

References

1955 births Living people People from Monoharganj Upazila Politicians from Chittagong Division University of Chittagong alumni Awami League politicians Ministers of local government, rural development and co-operatives of Bangladesh 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members {{Chittagong-AL-politician-stub