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	{{Short description\|Indian ~~social activist and Politician~~}}		{{Short description\|Indian politician}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2024}}
			{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2024}}
	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	~~\| name = Samirul Islam~~		\| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
	\| office = [[Member of Parliament~~]]<br>[[~~Rajya Sabha]]		\| term_start = 03 August 2023
	\| ~~termstart~~ = 19 August 2023		\| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal]]
	\| ~~predecessor~~= [[~~Sushmita Dev~~]]		\| education = M.Sc (Chemistry)
	\| ~~constituency~~= ~~[[West Bengal]]~~		\| nationality = Indian
	\| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]		\| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
	\|}}		\| residence = [[Kolkata]], [[Delhi]]
	~~'''Samirul Islam''' (born 1987) is an Indian social activist and a Member of the Rajya Sabha since 17 July 2023 being a member of~~ [[~~Trinamool Congress\|All India Trinamool Congress~~]]~~.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|~~title~~=~~All 7 candidates — 6 from TMC~~, ~~1 BJP — elected unopposed to RS~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/all-7-candidates-6-from-tmc-1-bjp-elected-unopposed-to-rs-8845063/ \|access-date=2023-07-18 \|website=The Indian Express~~ \|~~language~~=~~en}}</ref><ref>~~{{~~Cite web~~ \|~~last=India \|first=Press Trust of~~ \|~~title=Samirul Islam receives Rajya Sabha winning certificate~~ \|~~url=https://www.siasat.com/samirul-islam-receives-rajya-sabha-winning-certificate-2644096/~~ \|~~access-date~~=~~2023-07-18 \|website=The Ankur888 Daily \|language=en-US~~}}~~</ref> He is the founder of Bangla Sanskriti Mancha, a pressure group.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|~~title~~=~~Bangla Sanskriti Manch: Spreading Solidarity In Covid Times{{!}} Countercurrents~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://countercurrents.org/2021/08/bangla-sanskriti-manch-spreading-solidarity-in-covid-times/ \|access-date=2023-07-18 \|website=countercurrents.org \|language=en-US}}~~<~~/ref~~> ~~He is a professor of~~ [[~~Dinabandhu Andrews College~~]] ~~in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|title=Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/young-educated-muslim-social-worker-is-new-tmc-face-for-rajya-sabha-8824387/ \|access-date=2023~~-07-18~~ \|~~website~~=~~The Indian Express~~ \|~~language~~=en}}~~</ref>~~		\| occupation = Politician, teacher
			\| alma_mater = [[IIT Delhi]] (2011)
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1987\|04\|03\|df=yes}}
			\| birth_place = [[Dunigram]], [[Rampurhat]], [[Birbhum District]], [[West Bengal]], India
			\| office1 = [[Chairman]] <br> [[West Bengal Migrant Welfare Board]]
			\| termstart1 = 01 August 2023
			\| preceding1 = ''Position Established''
			\| image = Samirul Islam.jpg
			}}

	== ~~Early life and education~~ ==		'''Samirul Islam''' (born 3 April 1987) is an [[Indian politician]] and former teacher who is serving as [[List of current members of the Rajya Sabha#West Bengal\|Member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal]] since 2023, representing [[Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Chief minister Mamata Banerjee sends Samirul Islam to Haryana's Nuh district's 'sleepless' \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/chief-minister-mamata-banerjee-sends-samirul-islam-to-haryanas-nuh-districts-sleepless/cid/1960188 \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Singh \|first=Shiv Sahay \|date=2023-08-01 \|title=RS MP Samirul Islam is chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rs-mp-samirul-islam-is-chairman-of-west-bengal-migrant-welfare-board/article67147058.ece \|access-date=2024-03-05 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	Samirul Islam ~~was born in Dunigram, Rampurhat, Birhum district,~~ West Bengal ~~in 1987 to Late MD Jakeria~~.

	~~Samirul Islam is a postgraduate~~ in Master of Science from [[~~Indian Institute of Technology,~~ Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|last=চক্রবর্তী \|first=শোভন~~ \|title=~~‘নো ভোট টু বিজেপি’র নেতৃত্বে ছিলেন, বীরভূমের কৃষক~~-~~সন্তান সামিরুলকে রাজ্যসভায় পাঠাচ্ছে তৃণমূল~~ \|url=https://~~www.anandabazar~~.~~com~~/~~west-bengal~~/~~who-is-samirul-islam-whom-tmc-nominated-to-the-rajya-sabha-dgtl/cid/1443854~~ \|access-date=~~2023~~-07-18 \|website=~~www.anandabazar~~.~~com~~}}</ref>		==Early life and education==
			He was born on 3 April 1987 at [[Dunigram]], in [[Birbhum district\|Birbhum, West Bengal]]. He has earned [[Master of Science\|M.Sc]] in Chemistry from [[IIT Delhi]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Samirul Islam(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate \|url=https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=1017 \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=myneta.info}}</ref>

	== ~~Personal life~~ ==		==Career==
	Samirul Islam is ~~married~~ to ~~Sabnam Sultana~~.		He worked as assistant professor in Andrews College, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-10 \|title=Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/young-educated-muslim-social-worker-is-new-tmc-face-for-rajya-sabha-8824387/ \|access-date=2024-03-05 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

			Ahead of the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|2021 Assembly elections in West Bengal]], he 'bridged' the 'No Vote to BJP' slogan with other prominent leftist-intellectuals in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=চক্রবর্তী \|first=শোভন \|title='নো ভোট টু বিজেপি'র নেতৃত্বে ছিলেন, বীরভূমের কৃষক-সন্তান সামিরুলকে রাজ্যসভায় পাঠাচ্ছে তৃণমূল \|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/who-is-samirul-islam-whom-tmc-nominated-to-the-rajya-sabha-dgtl/cid/1443854 \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=www.anandabazar.com \|language=bn}}</ref>

			He was appointed member of Rajya Sabha in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-10 \|title=Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/young-educated-muslim-social-worker-is-new-tmc-face-for-rajya-sabha-8824387/ \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> Islam has been appointed chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board since August 2023.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Singh \|first=Shiv Sahay \|date=2023-08-01 \|title=RS MP Samirul Islam is chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rs-mp-samirul-islam-is-chairman-of-west-bengal-migrant-welfare-board/article67147058.ece \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{~~Reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Samirul~~}}		{{reflist}}

			{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Samirul}}
			[[Category:1987 births]]
	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
	[[Category:~~1987 births~~]]		[[Category:IIT Delhi alumni]]
	[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians]]		[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
	[[Category:~~Indian politicians~~]]		[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal]]
	~~[[Category:Indian Muslims]]~~
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Nilesh at 18:48, 19 July 2023

2023-07-19T18:48:41Z

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{{Short description|Indian social activist and Politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Samirul Islam
| office = [[Member of Parliament]]<br>[[Rajya Sabha]]
| termstart = 19 August 2023
| predecessor= [[Sushmita Dev]]
| constituency= [[West Bengal]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|}}
'''Samirul Islam''' (born 1987) is an Indian social activist and a Member of the Rajya Sabha since 17 July 2023 being a member of [[Trinamool Congress|All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All 7 candidates — 6 from TMC, 1 BJP — elected unopposed to RS |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/all-7-candidates-6-from-tmc-1-bjp-elected-unopposed-to-rs-8845063/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Press Trust of |title=Samirul Islam receives Rajya Sabha winning certificate |url=https://www.siasat.com/samirul-islam-receives-rajya-sabha-winning-certificate-2644096/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=The Ankur888 Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the founder of Bangla Sanskriti Mancha, a pressure group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangla Sanskriti Manch: Spreading Solidarity In Covid Times{{!}} Countercurrents |url=https://countercurrents.org/2021/08/bangla-sanskriti-manch-spreading-solidarity-in-covid-times/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=countercurrents.org |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a professor of [[Dinabandhu Andrews College]] in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Popular social worker Samirul Islam is TMC face for Rajya Sabha |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/young-educated-muslim-social-worker-is-new-tmc-face-for-rajya-sabha-8824387/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Samirul Islam was born in Dunigram, Rampurhat, Birhum district, West Bengal in 1987 to Late MD Jakeria.

Samirul Islam is a postgraduate in Master of Science from [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=চক্রবর্তী |first=শোভন |title=‘নো ভোট টু বিজেপি’র নেতৃত্বে ছিলেন, বীরভূমের কৃষক-সন্তান সামিরুলকে রাজ্যসভায় পাঠাচ্ছে তৃণমূল |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/who-is-samirul-islam-whom-tmc-nominated-to-the-rajya-sabha-dgtl/cid/1443854 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.anandabazar.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Samirul Islam is married to Sabnam Sultana.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Samirul}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]

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GeorgiannaMoberg: further update structure for accuracy further and corrected details

Nilesh at 18:48, 19 July 2023