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{{Short description|Vice President of Bangladesh from 1986 to 1989}}
{{other people5|Nurul Islam (disambiguation)}}
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|name = A. K. M. Nurul Islam
| name = A. K. M. Nurul Islam
|native_name = এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম
| native_name = এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম
|native_name_lang = bn
| native_name_lang = bn
|office = 5th [[Vice President of Bangladesh]]
| office = 5th [[Vice President of Bangladesh]]
|president = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
| president = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
|term_start = 30 November 1986
| term_start = 1 December 1986
|term_end = 1989
| term_end = August 1989
|predecessor = [[Mohammad Mohammadullah]]
| predecessor = [[Mohammad Mohammadullah]]
|successor = [[Moudud Ahmed]]
| successor = [[Moudud Ahmed]]
|office1 = Minister of Law
| office1 = [[Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs|Minister of Law]]
|term_start1 = 17 February 1985
| term_start1 = 17 February 1985
|term_end1 = 12 August 1989
| term_end1 = 12 August 1989
|birth_date = {{birth date|1919|08|01|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|08|01|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
| birth_place = [[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|15|1919|8|1|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and given age|df=yes|2015|11|14|92}}
|death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
|resting_place = Harirampur, [[Manikganj District]]
|spouse = [[Jahanara Arzu]]
| resting_place = Harirampur, [[Manikganj District]]
| spouse = [[Jahanara Arzu]]
| president1 = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
| primeminister1 = {{ubl|[[Ataur Rahman Khan]]|[[Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury]]|[[Moudud Ahmed]]}}
| termend2 = 17 February 1985
| termstart2 = 8 July 1977
| successor2 = [[Chowdhury A. T. M. Masud]]
| predecessor2 = [[M. Idris]]
| president2 = {{ubl|[[Ziaur Rahman]]|[[Abdus Sattar (president)|Abdus Sattar]]|[[A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury|Ahsanuddin Chowdhury]]|[[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]}}
| primeminister2 = {{ubl|[[Mashiur Rahman (prime minister)|Mashiur Rahman]]|[[Shah Azizur Rahman]]|[[Ataur Rahman Khan]]}}
| office2 = [[Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh]]
}}
}}


'''A. K. M. Nurul Islam''' (1 August 1919 – 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the 5th [[Vice President of Bangladesh]].<ref name=nytimes>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/01/world/vice-president-named-by-bangladesh-leader.html|title=Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader|last=Reuters|date=1986-12-01|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>
'''A. K. M. Nurul Islam''' (died 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the [[Vice President of Bangladesh|vice president of Bangladesh]] from 1986 to 1989.

==Early life and education==
Islam was born to M. Abdus Sobhan and Atafunnesa Khanam. He completed a master's degree in English literature at Calcutta University in 1947. He earned an LLB in 1950.<ref>{{cite book |last=Shamsuzzaman |first=Abdul Fazal |year=1992 |title=Who's Who in Bangladesh Art Culture Literature (1901-1991) |publisher=Tribhuj Prakashani |page=36 |oclc=28114771}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Islam was a judge of the East Pakistan High Court from 1967 to 1971.<ref name=obituary>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-15 |title=Obituary |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/obituary-172393 |access-date=2020-09-24 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
Islam was a judge of East Pakistan High Court from 1967 to 1971.<ref name=obituary>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-15|title=Obituary|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/obituary-172393|access-date=2020-09-24|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> He was the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission from 1977 to 1984.<ref name=dies/> From February 1985 until August 1989, he served as the law minister. He was appointed as the vice president of the country on 30 November 1986 by the then President [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]].<ref name=dies>{{Cite web |url=http://newagebd.net/175342/former-vice-president-justice-akm-nurul-islam-dies/ |title=Former vice-president Justice AKM Nurul Islam dies |work=New Age |language=en-GB |access-date=2016-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423044744/http://newagebd.net/175342/former-vice-president-justice-akm-nurul-islam-dies/|archive-date=2016-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |editor-last=Preston |editor-first=Ian |year=2001 |title=A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TtwTXyM65J4C |publisher=Psychology Press |pages=21–22 |isbn=978-1-85743-114-8}}</ref>

He was the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission from 1977 to 1984.<ref name=dies/> From February 1985 until August 1989, he served as the law minister.<ref name=dies>{{Cite news |url=http://newagebd.net/175342/former-vice-president-justice-akm-nurul-islam-dies/ |title=Former vice-president Justice AKM Nurul Islam dies |work=New Age |date=2016-11-14 |language=en-GB |access-date=2016-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423044744/http://newagebd.net/175342/former-vice-president-justice-akm-nurul-islam-dies/ |archive-date=2016-04-23}}</ref> In 1986, he was the member of parliament for [[Manikganj-2]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh |year=1986 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |page=17 |oclc=6508001}}</ref> He was appointed as the vice president of the country on 1 December 1986 by the then President [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]].<ref name=nytimes>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/01/world/vice-president-named-by-bangladesh-leader.html |title=Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader |date=1986-12-01 |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Reuters |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>

He was replaced as vice president in August 1989.<ref>{{Cite book |editor-last=Preston |editor-first=Ian |year=2005 |orig-year=First published 2001 |title=A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TtwTXyM65J4C |publisher=Europa Publications |page=22 |isbn=978-1-85743-114-8}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Islam was married to [[Jahanara Arzu]], an [[Ekushey Padak]]-winning poet.<ref name=obituary/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-21|title=Bangladesh National Museum to pay tribute to poet Talim Hossain|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/bangladesh-national-museum-pay-tribute-poet-talim-hossain-1676554|access-date=2020-09-24|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Together they had two sons including Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and a daughter, professor Minara Zahan.<ref name=dies/>
Islam was married to [[Jahanara Arzu]], an [[Ekushey Padak]]-winning poet.<ref name=obituary/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-21 |title=Bangladesh National Museum to pay tribute to poet Talim Hossain |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/bangladesh-national-museum-pay-tribute-poet-talim-hossain-1676554 |access-date=2020-09-24 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> Together they had two sons including Justice [[Md Ashfaqul Islam]] and a daughter, professor Minara Zahan.<ref name=dies/>


Islam died on 14 November 2015 in Dhaka. He was buried in Harirampur in [[Manikganj District]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://newagebd.net/175495/former-vice-president-justice-nurul-islam-dies/ |title=Former vice-president Justice Nurul Islam dies |work=New Age |language=en-GB |access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/91111/Justice-AKM-Nurul-Islam-no-more |title=Justice AKM Nurul Islam no more |work=Daily Sun |access-date=2016-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422235838/http://www.daily-sun.com/post/91111/Justice-AKM-Nurul-Islam-no-more |archive-date=2016-04-22}}</ref>
Islam died on 14 November 2015 in Dhaka. He was buried in Harirampur in [[Manikganj District]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://newagebd.net/175495/former-vice-president-justice-nurul-islam-dies/ |title=Former vice-president Justice Nurul Islam dies |work=New Age |date=2015-11-15 |language=en-GB |access-date=2016-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423030359/http://newagebd.net/175495/former-vice-president-justice-nurul-islam-dies/ |archive-date=2016-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/91111/Justice-AKM-Nurul-Islam-no-more |title=Justice AKM Nurul Islam no more |work=Daily Sun |date=2015-11-14 |access-date=2016-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422235838/http://www.daily-sun.com/post/91111/Justice-AKM-Nurul-Islam-no-more |archive-date=2016-04-22}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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For other people with similar names, see Nurul Islam (disambiguation).

A. K. M. Nurul Islam
এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম
5th Vice President of Bangladesh
In office
1 December 1986 – August 1989
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Preceded byMohammad Mohammadullah
Succeeded byMoudud Ahmed
Minister of Law
In office
17 February 1985 – 12 August 1989
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister
Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
8 July 1977 – 17 February 1985
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byM. Idris
Succeeded byChowdhury A. T. M. Masud
Personal details
Born(1919-08-01)1 August 1919[citation needed]
Manikganj, Bengal, British India
Died (aged 92)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeHarirampur, Manikganj District
SpouseJahanara Arzu

A. K. M. Nurul Islam (died 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the vice president of Bangladesh from 1986 to 1989.

Early life and education

[edit]

Islam was born to M. Abdus Sobhan and Atafunnesa Khanam. He completed a master's degree in English literature at Calcutta University in 1947. He earned an LLB in 1950.[1]

Career

[edit]

Islam was a judge of the East Pakistan High Court from 1967 to 1971.[2]

He was the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission from 1977 to 1984.[3] From February 1985 until August 1989, he served as the law minister.[3] In 1986, he was the member of parliament for Manikganj-2.[4] He was appointed as the vice president of the country on 1 December 1986 by the then President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[5]

He was replaced as vice president in August 1989.[6]

Personal life

[edit]

Islam was married to Jahanara Arzu, an Ekushey Padak-winning poet.[2][7] Together they had two sons including Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and a daughter, professor Minara Zahan.[3]

Islam died on 14 November 2015 in Dhaka. He was buried in Harirampur in Manikganj District.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Shamsuzzaman, Abdul Fazal (1992). Who's Who in Bangladesh Art Culture Literature (1901-1991). Tribhuj Prakashani. p. 36. OCLC 28114771.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". The Daily Star. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Former vice-president Justice AKM Nurul Islam dies". New Age. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 1986. p. 17. OCLC 6508001.
  5. ^ "Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader". The New York Times. Reuters. 1 December 1986. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ^ Preston, Ian, ed. (2005) [First published 2001]. A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. Europa Publications. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-85743-114-8.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh National Museum to pay tribute to poet Talim Hossain". The Daily Star. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Former vice-president Justice Nurul Islam dies". New Age. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Justice AKM Nurul Islam no more". Daily Sun. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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