Syed Nazrul Islam | |
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সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম | |
| Minister of Industries of Bangladesh | |
| In office 13 January 1972 – 26 January 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman |
| Vice President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 17 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Abdus Sattar in 1977) |
| President of Provisional Government of Bangladesh | |
Acting | |
| In office 17 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1925 Kishoreganj, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 3 November 1975 (aged 50) Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
| Other political affiliations | All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Awami League (1949–1975) |
| Children | 6 Including Shafayet, Zakia & Ashraful |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Syed Nazrul Islam (Bengali: সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম, romanized: Soiyod Nozrul Islam; 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was declared as the Vice President of Bangladesh by the Provisional Government. He served as the Acting President in the absence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1]