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{{Short description|Indian social activist and Politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
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{{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 ==
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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:IIT Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians]]
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[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 5 January 2026


Samirul Islam
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
03 August 2023
ConstituencyList of Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal
Chairman
West Bengal Migrant Welfare Board
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
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
ResidenceKolkata, Delhi
EducationM.Sc (Chemistry)
Alma materIIT 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.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

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.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

He worked as assistant professor in Andrews College, Kolkata.[4]

Ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections in West Bengal, he 'bridged' the 'No Vote to BJP' slogan with other prominent leftist-intellectuals in Kolkata.[5]

He was appointed member of Rajya Sabha in July 2023.[6] Islam has been appointed chairman of West Bengal migrant welfare board since August 2023.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.

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