Manirul Islam

Manirul Islam Monir (born 1 March 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament for Barisal-2.^[1][2]

Manirul Islam Monir
Member of Parliament for Barisal-2
In office 29 December 2008 – 5 January 2014
Preceded by	Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal
Succeeded by	Talukder Yunus
Member of Parliament for Pirojpur-2
In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Succeeded by	Anwar Hossain Manju
Member of Parliament for Pirojpur with Barisal
In office 3 March 1988 – 6 December 1990
Succeeded by	Syed Shahidul Huque Jamal
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Monirul Islam Monir 1 March 1952 Barisal District
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League Jatiya Party

Early life

Manirul was born on 1 March 1952.^[3] His father Rafiqul Islam was the president of Barisal District NAP and a professor of Bangla and philosophy in BM College. Mother Mahmuda Rafiq was a poet, writer and teacher. He and his brothers Zahidul Islam Mahmud Jami and Maidul Islam Chuni played a heroic role in the great liberation war in Sector 9. His sister Nargis Rafika Rahman was a journalist.^[1]

Career

Monirul Islam Moni is a freedom fighter and leader of Bangladesh Awami League. He was the joint secretary general of the Jatiya Party and the founding president of the Jatiya Swechchhasebak Party.^[1]

He was elected as a member of parliament from the then Pirojpur-2 constituency as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the 3rd Jatiya Sangsad elections on 7 May 1986.^[4] He was elected as a member of parliament from Pirojpur constituency along with the then Barisal as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the 4th Jatiya Sangsad elections on 3 March 1988.^[5] At that time he was the chairman of Milk Vita.^[1]

He was elected to parliament from Barisal-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2008.^[6][7]