Samirul Islam

Samirul Islam
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
03 August 2023
ConstituencyList of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal
Ex-Chairman, Tenure 2023-2026
West Bengal Migrant Welfare Board,
Incumbent
Assumed office
01 August 2023
PrecedingPosition Established
Personal details
Born (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987 (age 39)
Dunigram, Rampurhat, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
EducationM.Sc (Chemistry), IIT Delhi (2011)
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Samirul Islam (born 3 April 1987) is an Indian politician and former teacher who is serving as Member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal since 2023, representing Trinamool Congress.

Early life and education

He was born on 3 April 1987 at Dunigram, in Birbhum, West Bengal. He has earned M.Sc in Chemistry from IIT Delhi in 2011.

Career

He worked as assistant professor in Andrews College, Kolkata.

Ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections in West Bengal, he 'bridged' the 'No Vote to BJP' slogan with other prominent leftist-intellectuals in Kolkata.

He was appointed member of Rajya Sabha in July 2023. Islam has been appointed chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board since August 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Chief minister Mamata Banerjee sends Samirul Islam to Haryana's Nuh district's 'sleepless'". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (1 August 2023). "RS MP Samirul Islam is chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Samirul Islam(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ↑ চক্রবর্তী, শোভন. "'নো ভোট টু বিজেপি'র নেতৃত্বে ছিলেন, বীরভূমের কৃষক-সন্তান সামিরুলকে রাজ্যসভায় পাঠাচ্ছে তৃণমূল". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (1 August 2023). "RS MP Samirul Islam is chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2024.