Sheikh Shahidul Islam
Sheikh Shahidul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office January 1989 – January 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Anisul Islam Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Zafar Ahmed[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Manju) |
Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected to parliament for Madaripur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988, and served as a minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports from 1985 to 1990.[2] He is the current secretary general of the Jatiya Party (Manju).
Early life
Sheikh Shahidul Islam was born on 29 September 1948 in
Career
During the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971, Sheikh Shahidul Islam was trained in Dehradun and returned to Bangladesh to lead a platoon of Mujib Bahini. He was appointed as Chief of Greater Faridpur region.
In 1973, Sheikh Shahidul Islam was elected as the President of Bangladesh Chatra League. Following formation of Bakshal in 1975, he was nominated as the Secretary General of its students wing Jatiya Chhatra League.[3]
Mr Islam joined Jatiya Party in 1983 and was the founding President of its Youth wing Jatiyo Jubo Shanghati. In 1985, President Hussain Mohammad Ershad inducted him into the cabinet as deputy minister of Youth and Sports. In 1987, He was appointed as Minister of Public Works and in 1988, he was appointed as Minister of Education. During his period as Minister of Education, Mr Islam was the first to introduce free education for women in Bangladesh. He also founded the Bangladesh National University and introduced private University concept in Bangladesh. In May 1990, He was appointed as Minister for Jute, a role he held till the cabinet was dissolved in December 1990.[1] Since 2008 he is the secretary general of the Jatiya Party fraction led by Anwar Hossain Manju.[4][5]
Mr Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a regular participant of different talk shows in different Bangladeshi TV channels. He is a regular contributor in Tritiyo Matra. [6]
Personal life
His uncle was the first president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3] He is married to Yasmin.[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1989. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9781498534192. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ISBN 9781483371559.
- ^ "Manju, Shahidul made chairman, secretary of JP (Manju)". The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Profile - Sheikh Shahidul Islam". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-85756-405-1.
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