AKM Maidul Islam

{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = AKM Maidul Islam Mukul

| native_name = এ কে এম মাঈদুল ইসলাম মুকুল

| native_name_lang = bn

| constituency_MP = Kurigram-3

| term_start = 25 January 2009

| term_end = 11 May 2018

| predecessor = Md. Motiur Rahman

| successor = Akkas Ali

| term_start1 = 10 July 1986

| term_end1 = 6 December 1990

| predecessor1 = Position established

| successor1 = Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar

| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|05|01|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|05|11|1943|05|01|df=y}}

| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh

| party = Jatiya Party,

Bangladesh Nationalist Party

| birth_place = Ulipur Upazila, Kurigram

}}

AKM Maidul Islam Mukul (1 May 1943 – 11 May 2018){{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/get-involved/contact-an-mp/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament/2011-constituency-27-10th-en|title=Constituency 27_10th_En|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=2020-03-02}} was a Jatiya Party politician who served as the Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kurigram-3 constituency. He was also politician of BNP.

Early life

Islam completed a master's degree in political science from the University of Karachi in 1966.{{cite web |title=A.K.M. Mayeedul Islam -এ, কে, এম মাঈদুল ইসলাম |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/51 |website=Amarmp |access-date=25 December 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |script-title=bn:সাবেক মন্ত্রী এ কে এম মাঈদুল ইসলাম এমপি'র ইন্তেকাল |url=https://www.abnews24.com/country-news/811/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%8F-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2 |work=AB News 24 |date=11 May 2018 |language=bn}}

Career

Islam was elected to parliament from Kurigram-3 in 1986, 2008, and 2014 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad).{{cite news |title=Jatiya Party lawmaker AKM Maidul Islam passes away |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/40938/jatiya-party-lawmaker-akm-maidul-islam-passes-away |access-date=25 December 2018 |work=New Age |date=11 May 2018 |language=en}} He served in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman in 1979 and the cabinet of Hussain Mohammad Ershad in 1985.{{cite news |title=MP AKM Maidul Islam dies at 75 |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/mp-akm-maidul-islam-dies-at-75 |access-date=25 December 2018 |work=bdnews24.com |date=11 May 2018}} He was the minister of post and telecommunications, minister of mineral resources, and minister of civil aviation and tourism .{{cite news |title=AKM Maidul Islam, MP no more |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/39137 |access-date=25 December 2018 |work=Jago News 24 |date=11 May 2018}}

Death

Islam died on 11 May 2018 in United Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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