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Bangladeshi legal scholar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohammad Nazrul Islam, better known as Asif Nazrul (Bengali: আসিফ নজরুল; born 12 January 1966), is a Bangladeshi writer, novelist, columnist, political commentator, and a professor of law at the University of Dhaka.[1][2] Renowned for his bold critique of Bangladeshi politics, Nazrul wrote more than ten novels and nonfiction books. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024 and as Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Asif Nazrul | |
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আসিফ নজরুল | |
![]() Asif Nazrul in 2023 | |
Adviser of Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | |
Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Preceded by | Anisul Huq |
Adviser of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | |
Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Preceded by | Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury |
Adviser of Cultural Affairs | |
Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Preceded by | Naheed Ezaher Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammad Nazrul Islam 12 January 1966 Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Independent |
Spouses | |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka University of London |
Occupation | Professor of Law |
Website | asifnazrul |
Asif Nazrul completed LLB and LLM in law at the University of Dhaka respectively in 1986 and 1987, and garnered his PhD degree from the University of London in 1999.[2] Afterwards he did his post-doctoral at the Environmental Law Center in Germany.[2]
Nazrul is a professor of law at the University of Dhaka. Previously he worked as a journalist and an administrative officer of Bangladesh government.
After the fall of Sheikh Hasina following the popular protests, Asif Nazrul was appointed as an adviser of the interim government on 8 August 2024.
Nazrul was called upon by High Court of Bangladesh in 2012 for giving inciting speech at a TV talk show on 12 March 2012.[3] In 2013, his office at the University of Dhaka was set ablaze with kerosene.[4] In May 2013, he was threatened to death in a phone call supposedly for his harsh critique of the government.[4] In 2017, he was accused of defaming Shajahan Khan at Madaripur District Court by Faruk Khan, Shajahan Khan's cousin.[5][6][7]
Nazrul is married to Shila Ahmed and has a daughter.[8] Previously he married Rokeya Prachy in May 2004 and had a daughter. They got divorced in 2013.[9]
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