Asif Nazrul
Asif Nazrul | |
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আসিফ নজরুল | |
Nazrul in 2024 | |
| Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Anisul Huq |
| Adviser for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury |
| Adviser for Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 16 August 2024 – 10 November 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Naheed Ezaher Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Nazrul Islam 12 January 1966 Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Education | University of Dhaka (LL.B, LL.M) University of London (PhD) |
| Occupation | Professor of law |
| Website | asifnazrul |
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. He was appointed an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh in August 2024. He is responsible for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment.