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Syed Ashraful Islam
সৈয়দ আশরাফুল ইসলাম
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Minister of Public Administration
In office
22 July 2015 – 3 January 2019
Succeeded by Sheikh Hasina
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative
In office
6 January 2009 – 9 July 2015
Succeeded by Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Preceded by Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
Succeeded by Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin
Member of Parliament
In office
2008 – 3 January 2019
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
Preceded by Abdul Jalil
Succeeded by Obaidul Quader
Personal details
Born c. 1952
Mymensingh, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died 3 January 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 66–67)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political party Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse Sheila Thakur
Parent
  • Syed Nazrul Islam (father)

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.

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