Rafiqul Islam (Jessore politician)
Rafiqul Islam Politician of Jessore District of Bangladesh, former member of Parliament for Jessore-2 constituency in 1991 and June 1996. He was Former Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
Rafiqul Islam | |
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রফিকুল ইসলাম | |
Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources | |
In office 12 June 1996 – 1 October 2001 | |
Member of Parliament for Jessore-2 | |
In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
Preceded by | Mir Shahadatur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Kazi Monirul Huda |
In office 12 June 1996 – 1 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Kazi Monirul Huda |
Succeeded by | Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain |
Personal details | |
Born | Jessore District |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career
Rafiqul was involved in the politics of Chhatra League in his student life. He fought the war of liberation in 1971. Although he was nominated by the Awami League in the second parliamentary elections of 1979, he was defeated.[1][2]
He was elected a Member of Parliament for the first time from Jessore-2 constituency on the nomination of Awami League in the 5th Parliamentary Election of 1991.[3] He was also elected a Member of Parliament from the same constituency on the nomination of Awami League in the 7th Parliamentary Election of June 1996.[3] He also served as the Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.
He was defeated by the Awami League in the 8th National Election of 2001 and in the 10th National Parliamentary Election of 2014.[4]
References
- "রফিকুল ইসলাম আওয়ামী লীগের মনোনয়নপ্রত্যাশী | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "List of 6th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "রফিকুল ইসলাম (যশোর)". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-13.