Nurul Amin (sports administrator)

{{Short description|Sport administrator}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Nurul Amin

| birth_date = 1919

| birth_place = Assam Province, British India

| death_date = 1991

| occupation = Sports administrator

| module = {{Infobox officeholder

| embed = yes

| office = 7th President of All India Football Federation

| term_start = 1975

| term_end = 1980

| predecessor = Manindra Nath Dutta Ray

| successor = Khalifa Ziauddin

}}

}}

Nurul Amin (1919–1991) was a sports administrator.{{cite web |title=Sports Organizer Nurul Amin birth centenary begins in Nagaon |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/local-sports/nurul-amin-birth-centenary-begins-in-nagaon/ |website=The Sentinel |access-date=21 April 2021 |date=9 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Sports organizers |url=http://krirangan.com/organizer.html |website=Krirangan |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110051449/http://krirangan.com/organizer.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 }} A law graduate, he was president of the All India Football Federation from 1975 to 1980.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|title=A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|date=23 June 2012|website=www.sportskeeda.com}} He had previously been involved with the India national football team, including as manager of their gold medal winning team at the 1962 Asian Games,{{cite web |last1=Chaudhuri |first1=Arunava |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1962 D'Jakarta Asian Games |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1962asiangames.html |website=indianfootball.de |access-date=21 April 2021}} and many sports organisations in Assam, including as secretary of the Assam Cricket Association from 1948 to 1956,{{Cite web|url=http://www.assamcricket.com/exel|title=Presidents,Secretaries & Treasurers Since Inception|website=www.assamcricket.com}} founding president of the Assam Olympic Association,{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.assamolympic.org/history.php |website=Assam Olympic Association |access-date=21 April 2021}} and founding secretary of the Nagaon Sports Association. The Nurul Amin Stadium in Nagaon, Assam is named in his honour.https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/nagaon-retain-hockey-title/cid/840942