Dhaka: Mohammed Nasim, a veteran politician of the country, died on Saturday morning at the age of 72. He was the Awami League lawmaker from Sirajganj-1 constituency and a presidium member of the party. Here is the brief biography of the veteran leader.
Birth:
Mohammed Nasim was born to Mansur Ali, one of the four national leaders slain inside Dhaka Central Jail in 1975 after the assassination of founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Amena Mansur in Sirajganj’s Kazipur on Apr 2, 1948.
Education:
Nasim graduated in political science from Jagannath College.
Politics:
Nasim became active in politics after the killing of his father. The first election Nasim won was in 1986 when he was the publicity secretary of the party. He served as the opposition chief whip at the time. He was elected MP in 1996, 2001, 2014 and 2018.
Nasim became the post and telecommunication minister when the Awami League returned to power in 1996. Hasina gave her the charge of housing and public works ministry as well the next year.
After handling both ministries until March 1999, he became the home minister.
Hasina did not keep him in her cabinet after sweeping the 2008 elections, but made him health minister in the next term after the 2014 polls.
Nasim had been serving as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Food Ministry since May last year.
A presidium member of the ruling party, Nasim had been working as the coordinator of the 14-Party Coalition led by the Awami League for several years. Earlier, he served several central posts of Awami league.
Philanthropy works:
He has founded a number of educational institutions in Dhaka and Sirajganj.
