Mohammad Quamrul Islam

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Mohammad Quamrul Islam
মোহাম্মদ কামরুল ইসলাম
State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment
In office
10 October 2001 – 9 July 2006
Succeeded byLutfor Rahman Khan Azad
State Minister for Shipping
In office
9 July 2006 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byMofazzal Hossain Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
In office
September 1991 – June 1996
Preceded byMohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed
ConstituencyDhaka-5
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byAKM Rahmat Ullah
Succeeded byHabibur Rahman Mollah
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1975-1988
Rank Major
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands

Major (Retd.) Mohammad Quamrul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-5 constituency in the 5th, 6th and 8th parliament.[1][2][3] He was also a former state minister for expatriate welfare and overseas employment ministry, and also shipping ministry in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[4][5][6]

Career[edit]

Islam served in the Bangladesh Army and retired with the rank of Major.[7]

During the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government, Islam confessed to corruption to the Truth and Accountability Commission.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "List of 6th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Portfolios of 2 state ministers changed". The Daily Star. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Dying for a better life". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Manpower export to Malaysia unlikely to resume in Nov". The Daily Star. 17 October 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ^ "List of suspects published by newspaper". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ^ Staff Correspondent (2009-04-02). "PM discloses list of 456 people seeking Tac clemency". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-27.