Haji Nurul Islam | |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1963 |
Birth Place: | Bahera, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
Death Date: | [1] |
Residence: | Bahera, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Constituency: | Basirhat |
Term Start: | 16 June 2024 |
Predecessor: | Nusrat Jahan Ruhi |
Term End: | 25 September 2024 |
Constituency1: | Basirhat |
Term Start1: | 25 May 2009 |
Term End1: | 24 May 2014 |
Predecessor1: | Ajay Chakraborty |
Successor1: | Idris Ali |
Office2: | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 25 May 2016 |
Term End2: | 16 June 2024 |
Constituency2: | Haroa |
Predecessor2: | Julfiquer Ali Molla |
Successor2: | Sheikh Rabiul Islam |
Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (until 1998) |
Party: | Trinamool Congress (1998–2024) |
Spouse: | Rasida Begum[2] |
Children: | 4 |
Alma Mater: | Matric (ALIM – Khorki Sr. Madrasa) |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | Politician |
Haji Sk. Nurul Islam (Bengali: হাজী সেখ নুরুল ইসলাম; 11 November 1963 – 25 September 2024) was an Indian politician and an MLA from Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. He was a small-time zari businessman and resident of Chhoto Jagulia village in Barasat.[3] [4]
Islam was born in Bahera, West Bengal, India. He joined the Trinamool Congress in January 1998 and served as a member of Bahera Gram Panchayat Samiti since 2003 to 2008. Nurul Islam was elected as the MLA from Haroa Assembly Constituency in 2016 and also became the M.P of Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency first time in 2024 Lok Sabha.[5] He died on 25 September 2024, at the age of 61.[6] [7]
Islam was accused of being involved in the 2010 Deganga riots.[8] The BJP demanded the arrest of Haji Nurul Islam for instigating the mob into a communal frenzy. An FIR had been filed against him.[9] [10]
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