Nurul Amin (sports administrator) explained

Nurul Amin
Birth Date:1919
Birth Place:Assam Province, British India
Death Date:1991
Occupation:sports administrator
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Office:7th President of All India Football Federation
Term Start:1975
Term End:1980
Predecessor:Manindra Nath Dutta Ray
Successor:Khalifa Ziauddin

Nurul Amin (1919–1991) was a sports administrator.[1] [2] A law graduate, he was president of the All India Football Federation from 1975 to 1980.[3] He had previously been involved with the India national football team, including as manager of their gold medal winning team at the 1962 Asian Games,[4] and many sports organisations in Assam, including as secretary of the Assam Cricket Association from 1948 to 1956,[5] founding president of the Assam Olympic Association,[6] and founding secretary of the Nagaon Sports Association.[2] The Nurul Amin Stadium in Nagaon, Assam is named in his honour.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Organizer Nurul Amin birth centenary begins in Nagaon . The Sentinel . 21 April 2021 . 9 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Sports organizers . Krirangan . 21 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220110051449/http://krirangan.com/organizer.html . 10 January 2022 .
  3. Web site: A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Novy. Kapadia. 23 June 2012. www.sportskeeda.com.
  4. Web site: Chaudhuri . Arunava . The Indian Senior Team at the 1962 D'Jakarta Asian Games . indianfootball.de . 21 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Presidents,Secretaries & Treasurers Since Inception. www.assamcricket.com.
  6. Web site: History . Assam Olympic Association . 21 April 2021.