Samirul Islam
Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
19 August 2023
Preceded bySushmita Dev
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Personal details
BornDunigram, Rampurhat, Birbhum, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress

Samirul Islam (born 1987) is an Indian social activist and a Member of the Rajya Sabha since 17 July 2023 being a member of All India Trinamool Congress.[1][2] He is the founder of Bangla Sanskriti Mancha, a pressure group.[3] He is a professor of Dinabandhu Andrews College in Kolkata.[4]

Early life and education

Samirul Islam was born in Dunigram, Rampurhat, Birhum district, West Bengal in 1987 to Late MD Jakeria.

Samirul Islam is a postgraduate in Master of Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.[5]

Personal life

Samirul Islam is married to Sabnam Sultana.

References

  1. "All 7 candidates — 6 from TMC, 1 BJP — elected unopposed to RS". The Indian Express. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. "Samirul Islam receives Rajya Sabha winning certificate". The Siasat Daily. Press Trust of India. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. "Bangla Sanskriti Manch: Spreading Solidarity In Covid Times| Countercurrents". countercurrents.org. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  4. "Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  5. চক্রবর্তী, শোভন. "'নো ভোট টু বিজেপি'র নেতৃত্বে ছিলেন, বীরভূমের কৃষক-সন্তান সামিরুলকে রাজ্যসভায় পাঠাচ্ছে তৃণমূল". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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