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Syed Ashraful Islam
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সৈয়দ আশরাফুল ইসলাম
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| Minister of Public Administration | |
| In office 22 July 2015 – 3 January 2019 |
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| Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative | |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 9 July 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain |
| State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | |
| In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir |
| Succeeded by | Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2008 – 3 January 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Alauddin Ahammad |
| Succeeded by | Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi |
| Constituency | Kishoreganj-1 |
| General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League | |
| In office 2009 – 23 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Jalil |
| Succeeded by | Obaidul Quader |
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| Born | c. 1952 Mymensingh, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 3 January 2019 (aged 66–67) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Sheila Thakur |
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Sayed Ashraful Islam (c. 1952 – 3 January 2019) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He served as a member of parliament and minister of public administration of the Government of Bangladesh. Islam also served for a time as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
Early life
Syed Ashraful Islam was the eldest son of Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of the Mujibnagar government in 1971. Islam was a Mukti Bahini member during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. He was involved in politics from the student life. He became the General Secretary of greater Mymensingh District Chhatra League and assistant publicity secretary of the central unit. He also worked as the Acting General Secretary of Awami League after the arrest of its general secretary, Abdul Jalil. He was also working as the spokesman of Bangladesh Awami League Party before serving as General Secretary of the Awami League.
Political career
In 1975, following the killing of Islam's father in prison along with three other national leaders, he immigrated to the United Kingdom and lived in London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Whilst living in Tower Hamlets, he was involved in Bangladeshi community activism and played an important role in formation of Bangladesh Youth League (BYL). He was elected as an Education Secretary of Federation of Bangladeshi Youth Organisation (FBYO) and worked at an education project based at Montefiore Centre in Tower Hamlets. Before immigrating to the United Kingdom, he completed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in 1973 from Mymensingh Zillah School. He returned to Bangladesh in 1996 and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) from his home constituency, Kishoreganj Sadar, in the 7th national elections of Bangladesh. He was elected an MP in the 2001 election as well. He worked as a member of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign ministry. His electoral pledges include building up developed road and rail link from Dhaka to his home town, Kishoreganj. He was part of a committee to study the judicial pay scale. Ashraful was re-elected from Kishoreganj-1 constituency in the 11th parliamentary election which was held on 30 December 2018.
Illness
In November 2018, Islam was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer. He died on 3 January 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
