Nurul Islam Nahid

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Nurul Islam Nahid (Bengali: নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served as a member of the Bangladeshi Parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency for 15 years, being elected in 1996, 2008, 2014, and 2018.^[1] He was also the country's minister of education from 2014 to 2018.^[2][3]

Nurul Islam Nahid
নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ
Nahid in 2011
Minister of Education
In office 6 January 2009 – 7 January 2019
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Hossain Zillur Rahman
Succeeded by	Dipu Moni
Member of Parliament
In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Syed Makbul Hossain
Constituency	Sylhet-6
In office 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded by	Sharaf Uddin Khashru
Succeeded by	Syed Makbul Hossain
Constituency	Sylhet-6
Personal details
Born	(1945-07-05) 5 July 1945 (age 80) Karimganj, Assam Province, British India
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League (from 1994)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Bangladesh (until 1994)
Alma mater	Murari Chand College University of Dhaka

Early life and education

Nurul Islam Nahid was born on 5 July 1945, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Kashba in Beanibazar, Sylhet District.^[4] His education began at the Kashba Primary School. He then enrolled at the Panchakhanda Hargovind High School, from which he received his Matriculation in 1961.^[5]

His political career began whilst he was studying at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet, and continued at the University of Dhaka. He was elected as the president of the Bangladesh Student Union in 1970, and was a founding president of Jubo Union in 1976.^{[citation needed]}

Career

During the time of the agitation against Ayub Khan, Nahid was active in the student movements against military rule in Pakistan and the mass upsurge of 1966. Nahid became general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh in 1991. He joined the Awami League in 1994, becoming a member of the Bangladesh Parliament (1996–2001).^{[citation needed]}

Nahid served as the vice-president of the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference for the term of 2015 to 2017.^[4]

Bibliography

Nahid has also authored seven books and hundreds of articles:

• Bangali Rukhe Darao (2006)
• Bongobondhur Adorsho, Lokkho o Shongram (2007)
• Rajnitir Shusthodhara Punoruddharer Shongram (2009)
• Shikkhaniti o Onnanno Proshongo (2009)
• Bangladesher Obbhudoy o Gonotontrer Poth Porikroma (2006)

Personal life

Nahid is married to Zohra Jasmine, a civil officer. They have two daughters. The elder daughter, Nadia Nandita Islam Tinni is an assistant professor of linguistics at Dhaka University who married Gonojagoron Moncho spokesman Imran H Sarkar.^[6] Their younger daughter, Nazia Samantha Islam, works in the private sector.^[4]