Nur Alam Ziku
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Nur Alam Ziku | |
|---|---|
| নূর আলম জিকু | |
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Abul Hossain Tarun |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Awal Mia |
| Constituency | Kushtia-4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1938 |
| Died | 21 February 2010 (aged 71) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |
Nur Alam Ziku (Bengali: নূর আলম জিকু; 26 October 1938 – 21 February 2010) was a Bangladeshi politician, freedom fighter, actor and filmmaker. He was one of the founders of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD.[1][2]
Ziku was born on 26 October 1938 to a Bengali family of Muslim Syeds in the village of Haripur in Galsi, Burdwan district, Bengal Presidency. He was the son of Syed Abdul Muhid and Syeda Hajera Khatun. He completed his studies at the Galsi High School, before migrating to Kushtia in East Bengal on 7 July 1950 alongside his sister Syeda Najma Begum and brother-in-law Khalilur Rahman. After that, he joined the Muslim High School in Kushtia. Ziku participated in the Bengali language movement in 1952 whilst still a ninth grade student. So he was arrested in 23 February. He was eventually released on 9 June. His father had died four days earlier. Ziku was awarded a first class in his matriculation in 1954, and then enrolled at the Kushtia College, where he was eventually elected as the vice-president of the Students' Union. He also participated in the side of United Front during the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election. Due to being busy with politics he delayed sitting his Higher Secondary Certificate until 1958. He eventually graduated with honours from the University of Rajshahi with a Bachelor of Arts in Bengali language. In 1959, he was the elected senior vice-president of the Central Committee of the Chhatra League.[1]
He married Tahmina Rukhsana Alam from the Nawab family of Dhaka in August 1966, and moved from Kushtia to Kumarkhali a year later.[1] One of his sons, Syed Saimun Kanak, was also a politician of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD.[3]