| A. K. M. Nurul Islam | |
| Native Name: | এ কে এম নূরুল ইসলাম |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Vice President of Bangladesh |
| President: | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Term Start: | 1 December 1986 |
| Term End: | August 1989 |
| Predecessor: | Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Successor: | Moudud Ahmed |
| Office1: | Minister of Law |
| Term Start1: | 17 February 1985 |
| Term End1: | 12 August 1989 |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Manikganj, Bengal, British India |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting Place: | Harirampur, Manikganj District |
| Spouse: | Jahanara Arzu |
| President1: | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Termend2: | 17 February 1985 |
| Termstart2: | 8 July 1977 |
| Successor2: | Chowdhury A. T. M. Masud |
| Predecessor2: | M. Idris |
| Office2: | Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh |
A. K. M. Nurul Islam (died 14 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the vice president of Bangladesh from 1986 to 1989.
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]
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. 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]
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]