Sheikh Shahidul Islam
Sheikh Shahidul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office January 1989 – January 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Anisul Islam Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Zafar Ahmed[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Manju) |
Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a former Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports. He is also a former Member of Parliament. He is the current Secretary General of the Jatiya Party (Manju).[2]
Career
In 1975 he headed the Jatiya Chhatra League, the student front, of the BAKSAL government of Bangladesh.[3] Islam was the Minister of Education from January 1989 to May 1990.[1] Since 2008 he is the secretary general of the Jatiya Party fraction lead by Anwar Hossain Manju.[4][5]
Personal life
His uncle was the first president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3] He is married to Yasmin Islam. They have three children together (2 sons and 1 daughter) [6]
References
- ^ a b Rahman, Syedur. Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ a b Dowlah, Caf. The Bangladesh Liberation War, the Sheikh Mujib Regime, and Contemporary Controversies. Lexington Books. p. 123. ISBN 9781498534192. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Lansford, Tom. Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483371559.
- ^ "Manju, Shahidul made chairman, secretary of JP (Manju)". The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Zaman, Habibuz. Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company Lim. p. 264. ISBN 9781857564051.
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