Nurul Islam (lawyer)

Nurul Islam is a Rohingya political activist and Yangon-educated lawyer from Myanmar (Burma). He is the president of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO)[1][2] and lives with his family in London, the United Kingdom.[3]

Nurul Islam
Citizenship	British Burmese (revoked)
Alma mater	University of Yangon (B.A., LL.B.) University of East London (LL.M.)
Occupation	Lawyer, political activist
Years active	1974 – present
Organization	Arakan Rohingya National Organisation

Political activism

Islam is the president of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), a political organisation that campaigns for the rights of the Rohingya people, an ethnic minority in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. He has worked closely with other organisations, such as the National United Party of Arakan, a Rakhine nationalist political party.[1]

Islam is a vocal political activist, having held multiple peaceful rallies outside the Burmese embassy in London, where he resides.[3] He, along with his associates, has called on the international community to "protect the defenseless Rohingyas".[4]

Education

Islam achieved a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a Bachelors of Law (LL.B.) from Rangoon University (now the University of Yangon) in 1972 and 1973 respectively. He completed a Diplomacy Training Program course at the University of New South Wales in Australia, and achieved a masters (LL.M.) in Human Rights from the University of East London in 2007.[2]

References

1. "National United Party of Arakan: on the Racial Clashes in Sittwe, Arakan".
2. "Mr. Nurul Islam, President of ARNO, with MD Noor Rohingya Roshan (interview)".
3. "Muslims are not protected in Arakan: Nurul Islam, President of ARNO".
4. "No option but to escape or face physical destruction: Nurul Islam, Chairman of the ARNO".