Nizamul Islam

{{short description|Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sheikh Nizamul Islam

| native_name = শেখ নিজামুল ইসলাম

| constituency_MP = Tangail-1

| parliament = Bangladesh

| term_start = 7 May 1986

| term_end = 3 March 1988

|predecessor = Syeda Ashiqua Akbar

|successor = Khandaker Anwarul Haque

|party = Awami League

|occupation = Physician and politician

}}

Sheikh Nizamul Islam is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member.{{cite web |title=List of MPs |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=23 January 2019}} He was elected from Tangail-1 (Madhupur and Dhanbari) constituency as an Awami League candidate in the third Bangladeshi parliamentary election held on 7 May 1986.{{cite news |script-title=bn:টানা পঞ্চমবার জয় চায় আ’লীগ পুনরুদ্ধার চেষ্টায় বিএনপি|url=https://www.jugantor.com/news-archive/last-page/2017/12/18/180335/print |work=Jugantor |language=bn |access-date=23 January 2019}}

Nizam was also elected a member of the Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan from Tangail-1 in the 1970 Pakistani general election.{{cite web |script-title=bn:টাঙ্গাইল জেলা |url=http://www.tangail.gov.bd/site/page/efc0fd9e-2012-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%20%E0%A6%93%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE |website=Tangail District |language=bn |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172728/http://www.tangail.gov.bd/site/page/efc0fd9e-2012-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%20%E0%A6%93%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE |url-status=dead }} During the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, he played an important role in forming foreign public opinion in favor of Provisional Government of Bangladesh.{{cite news |script-title=bn:টাঙ্গাইলের প্রবাসী মুক্তিযোদ্ধা |url=http://www.dailysangram.com/post/168524-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE |work=The Daily Sangram |language=bn |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124043111/http://www.dailysangram.com/post/168524-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE |url-status=dead }}