Nurul Islam (lawyer)
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University of East London (LL.M.)
Nurul Islam | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Chilkhali, Maungdaw, Arakan, Myanmar |
| Alma mater | University of Yangon (B.A., LL.B.) University of East London (LL.M.) |
| Occupations | Lawyer, political activist |
| Years active | 1974 – present |
| Organization | Arakan Rohingya National Organisation |
Nurul Islam is a Rohingya political activist and Yangon-educated lawyer from Myanmar (Burma). He is the president of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO)[1][2] and lives with his family in London, the United Kingdom.[3]
Nurul Islam was born in Chilkhali, Maungdaw Township, North Arakan, Myanmar.
Political activism
Islam is the president of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), a political organisation that campaigns for the rights of the Rohingya people, an ethnic minority in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. He has worked closely with other organisations, such as the National United Party of Arakan, a Rakhine nationalist political party.[1]
Islam is a vocal political activist, having held multiple peaceful rallies outside the Burmese embassy in London, where he resides.[3] He, along with his associates, has called on the international community to "protect the defenseless Rohingyas".[4] He worked as a Consultant on Arakan Affairs of the Euro-Burma office (EBO) in Brussels until 2010.[5] He is currently a Supreme Council member of Arakan Rohingya Union. He is also a Coordinator on Policy Affairs of Free Rohingya Coalition.