Md. Nurul Islam Sujon Explained

Md. Nurul Islam
Native Name:মোঃ নূরুল ইসলাম
Native Name Lang:bn
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Office:Minister of Railways
Term Start:7 January 2019
Successor:Zillul Hakim
Office1:Member of Parliament
Constituency1:Panchagarh-2
Term Start1:25 January 2009
Term End1:6 August 2024
Predecessor1:Mozahar Hossain
Successor1:Vacant
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Birth Date:5 January 1956
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
Term End:10 January 2024
Succeeded:Md. Zillul Hakim

Md. Nurul Islam (born 5 January 1956)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Panchagarh-2 constituency since 2009. He served as minister of railways during 2019-2023.[2]

Early life

Sujon completed his bachelor's in law from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Sujon was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-2 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[3] He inaugurated Kalidhaho Bridge on 28 August 2015.[4]

Personal life

Sujon's first wife, Nilufar Jahan, died in 2018. Together they had three children. He then married Shammi Akter Moni in June 2021.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://mor.gov.bd/site/biography/8c185b06-a607-4bf8-ba4a-8105f03a8e05 . mor.gov.bd . bn:মাননীয় মন্ত্রী . 2020-04-02.
  2. News: 47-member new cabinet announced . 2019-01-06 . The Daily Star . en . 2019-01-08.
  3. Web site: Md. Nurul Islam . Amarmp . 17 January 2018 . 14 December 2018 . en.
  4. News: Kalidhaho bridge inaugurated . 14 December 2018 . The Independent . Dhaka . https://web.archive.org/web/20181214164422/http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/20863/2015-10-28 . 14 December 2018.
  5. News: Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan ties the knot again . 2021-06-13 . bdnews24.com . 11 June 2021.