Nazmul Hassan Papon

Nazmul Hasan Papon (born 31 May 1961) is the current president of Bangladesh Cricket Board and a member of parliament from Kishoreganj-6 constituency.[1]

Nazmul Hassan Papon
President of Asian Cricket Council
Assumed office
2018 - Present
Preceded byEhsan Mani
President of Bangladesh Cricket Board
Assumed office
17 October 2012
Preceded by Mustafa Kamal
Member of Parliament
for Kishoreganj-6
Assumed office
February 2009 - Present
Preceded byZillur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1961-05-31) 31 May 1961
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
MotherIvy Rahman
FatherZillur Rahman
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
ProfessionPolitician, administrator

Personal life

Papon was born to Zillur Rahman, ex-president of Bangladesh and Ivy Rahman, a Bangladesh Awami League politician.[1] He has 2 sisters Tania Bukth and Tonyma Rahman. His father, Zillur Rahman, was former president of Bangladesh .[2][3] He completed his MBA from Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

Papon was elected as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board in October 2013. He was preceded by AHM Mustafa Kamal who was selected the Vice-President of ICC. He was elected unanimously He is the first elected president of the board with his predecessors being appointed by the Bangladesh Government.[4] In the election, Papon competed with Saber Hasan Chowdhury.[5] He criticized Shakib Al Hasan and suspended him over discipline issues.[6] He is a member of parliament from Bangladesh Awami League.[7] He is the managing director of Beximco Pharmaceutical Limited and Shinepukur Ceramics Limited and a director of Beximco Group. He was the President of Abahani club for almost a decade.[1] He headed a subcommittee in the parliament formed to investigate the manufacturing practices of pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh.[8]

In 2018, he became the president of the Asian Cricket Council.[9]

Controversies

Nazmul Hassan Papon has been involved in several controversies throughout his presidency. He has been found to force players to play including Shakib Al Hasan

References
  1. "Papon given BCB reins". The Daily Star. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  2. Das, Biswadip (20 March 2013). "President Zillur Rahman is dead". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. "Country crippled in hartal, Rail links collapse; cops club CPB leader Selim; today's hartal curtailed to 1pm". The Daily Star. 25 August 2004.
  4. "Nazmul Hassan becomes BCB's first elected president". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. "Nazmul Hasan Papon-the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Isam, Mohammad. "BCB chief slams 'bad example' Shakib". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. "Ivy Rahman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. Uzzal, Moniruzzaman (18 June 2013). "JS objection to substandard drug companies falls on deaf ears". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. "Nazmul Hasan takes charge as Asian Cricket Council president". SportStarLive.
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