Sheikh Shahidul Islam

Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a former Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports. He is also a former Member of Parliament. He is the current Secretary General of the Jatiya Party (Manju).[2]

Not to be confused with Sheikh Sahidul Islam.

Sheikh Shahidul Islam
Minister of Education
In office
January 1989 – January 1990
Preceded byAnisul Islam Mahmud
Succeeded byKazi Zafar Ahmed[1]
Personal details
Political partyJatiya Party (Manju)

Career

In 1975 he headed the Jatiya Chhatra League, the student front, of the BAKSAL government of Bangladesh.[3] Islam was the Minister of Education from January 1989 to May 1990.[1] Since 2008 he is the secretary general of the Jatiya Party fraction lead by Anwar Hossain Manju.[4][5]

Personal life

His uncle was the first president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3] He is married to Yasmin Islam. They have three children together (2 sons and 1 daughter) [6]

References
  1. Rahman, Syedur. Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. Dowlah, Caf. The Bangladesh Liberation War, the Sheikh Mujib Regime, and Contemporary Controversies. Lexington Books. p. 123. ISBN 9781498534192. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. Lansford, Tom. Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483371559.
  5. "Manju, Shahidul made chairman, secretary of JP (Manju)". The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. Zaman, Habibuz. Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company Lim. p. 264. ISBN 9781857564051.


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