Syed Qumrul Islam Saleh Uddin

Syed Qumrul Islam Mohammad Salehuddin (Bengali: সৈয়দ কামরুল ইসলাম মোহাম্মদ সালেহউদ্দিন; 2 July 1937 – 24 May 1983), also known by his daak naam Jangu, was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a member of parliament for Faridpur-3 from 1973 to 1979.

Syed Qumrul Islam Mohammad Salehuddin
সৈয়দ কামরুল ইসলাম মোহাম্মদ সালেহউদ্দিন
Member of the 1st Jatiya Sangsad
In office
1973–1975
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySirajul Islam Mridha
Personal details
Born2 July 1937
Tita, Gopalganj, Faridpur district, Bengal Presidency
DiedMay 24, 1983(1983-05-24) (aged 45)
PG Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyAwami League
Alma materMichael Madhusudan College (BA)

Early life and family

Salehuddin was born on 2 July 1937 in his maternal home at Tita in Gopalganj, then part of the Bengal Presidency's Faridpur district. He belonged to a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds in the village of Banamalidia in Madhukhali. The family was descended from Shah Syed Habibullah Maddan-e-Khoda, who was a nephew of Shah Ali Baghdadi. Habibullah and his father, Shah Husayn Tegh-Burhana, had migrated from Baghdad to Delhi in the 15th century, and eventually settled in Gerda, Faridpur. Habibullah moved from Gerda to Banamalidia, where he is buried in a mazar (mausoleum). Salehuddin was the eldest child of Syed Mohammad Abdul Halim and Saleha Khatun. His father was a member of the Civil Service and recipient of the Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam, whilst Khatun was the daughter of Ahmad Hossain Khan, a former zamindar of Tita.

Personal life

Salehuddin married Afroz Begum Dolly, the eldest daughter civil servant Sirajul Haq of Khulna. Their only son, Dr. Syed Jawed Mohammad Salehuddin Jai, is an advocate at the Bangladesh Supreme Court and former teacher at the Jahangirnagar University. They also have daughter named Syeda Farzana Salehuddin Deepa.

Education

Salehuddin was due to matriculate from the Brojomohun Institute in 1952, but was arrested for participating in a Bengali Language Movement protest in Barisal. After being released from prison, he matriculated from Brojomohun Institute in 1953. In 1956, Salehuddin completed his Intermediate of Arts from the Prafulla Chandra College in Bagerhat. He then enrolled at the Michael Madhusudan College in Jessore where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1959.

Career

Salehuddin stood for the National Assembly of Pakistan as an Awami League candidate in the 1970 Pakistani general election. He was elected for Faridpur-II by a large margin over three opponents, including Pakistan Democratic Party candidate Abdus Salam Khan.[1]

Salehuddin was elected to the Bangladesh Parliament in 1973 from Faridpur-3.[2]

Death

Salehuddin died on 24 May 1983 at PG Hospital in Dhaka. He is buried at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh.a private Technical College under Bangladesh Technical Education Board named Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohammad Salehuddin Technical College established in 2019 at Bonomalidia,Madhukhali under Faridpur district[3]

References

  1. National Assembly Elections in Pakistan - 1970-2008: A Compendium of Elections Related Facts and Statistics (PDF). Karachi: Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan, Free and Fair Elections Network. August 2010. p. 70. ISBN 978-969-8882-39-6.
  2. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. "Syed Kamrul Islam". The Daily Star. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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