Anisul Islam Mahmud

Anisul Islam Mahmud
আনিসুল ইসলাম মাহমুদ
Mahmud in 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
July 1985 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byHumayun Rashid Choudhury
Succeeded byFakhruddin Ahmed
Minister of Water Resources
In office
10 December 1988 – 19 July 1985
Preceded bySultan Ahmed
Succeeded byMahbubur Rahman
Minister of Education
In office
27 March 1988 – 10 December 1988
Preceded byMahbubur Rahman
Succeeded bySheikh Shahidul Islam
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
24 January 1988 – 27 March 1988
Preceded byAnwar Zahid
Succeeded byMahbubur Rahman
Member of Parliament
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded bySyed Wahidul Alam
Succeeded byVacant
In office
7 May 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byAbdul Wahab
Succeeded bySyed Wahidul Alam
ConstituencyChittagong-5
Personal details
Born (1947-12-20) 20 December 1947
Chittagong District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party
Alma mater

Anisul Islam Mahmud (born 20 December 1947)[1] is a former Minister of Environment and Forest and Minister of Water Resources in the Cabinet of Bangladesh in the Third Hasina ministry[2][3] from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 1985 to December 1990 under President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Mahmud was educated at the University of Dhaka (BA Economics, 1969), Quaide Azam University in Karachi (MSc Economics) and the University of Essex (MA Economics, 1972). He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1975. He was a lecturer of economics at the University of Dhaka from 1969 to 1970, a Senior Research Associate in Economics at the University of East Anglia from 1972 to 1973, and lecturer of economics at the University of Hertfordshire from 1973 to 1977.[4]

He became a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-5 constituency in 1979, and was re-elected in 1986 and 1988. He ran again in the June 1996 general election, but lost to the incumbent, Syed Wahidul Alam. He became the MP for Chittagong-5 in 2008, was elected unopposed to Chittagong-5 in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018 and 2024.[5] He was the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[6] He also served Minister in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986,Ministry of Education,Ministry of Water Resources from 2014 to 2018,Ministry of Environment and Forestry from 2018 to 2019. He was also served Panel Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad and From 2024 to 8 August 2024 he was Deputy Leader of opposition in Jatiya Sangsad. In July 2025 He was dismissed from all post of Jatiya Party (Ershad) where he served Senior Co-Chairman of Party. Currently he has float is own faction of Jatiya Party where is appointed as Chairman, Kazi Firoz Rashid as a Senior Co-Chairman, Mujibul Haque Chunnu as Executive Chairman and A.B.M. Ruhul Amin Howlader as Secretary General of Jatiya Party (Anis) Faction.

References

  1. ^ "Profile - M A Salam". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Council of Ministers: Surprises in reshuffle". The Daily Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ershad hints at plans to quit as PM's envoy". Dhaka Tribune. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Hon'bl Minister". Ministry of Water Resources. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Former Presidents of Bangladesh Cricket Board". www.tigercricket.com.bd. Bangladesh Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024.


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