Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq

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Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq
সামসুদ্দীন আহমেদ এছাক
Member of Parliament
In office
1991 – 27 March 2005
Personal details
Born1 September 1941
Narsingdi
Died27 March 2005
Comfort Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Anoara BegumYasmin BegumRokeya Ahmed Lucky

Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq (1 September 1941 – 27 March 2005) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, labor leader, lyricist, writer, composer, author, and former Member of Parliament for Narsingdi-1. [1] [2] [3] [4] Won the National Award for Song. He was a former member of Parliament from Narsingdi-1.

Birth and early life[edit]

Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq was born on 1 September 1941 in Narsingdi District.

Career[edit]

Shamsuddin Ahmed Ishaq was a former president of Narsingdi district BNP. He was a listed artist of Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar. Hundreds of his songs have been broadcast on radio and television. More than 15 plays have been on stage. [6] [7]

He lost his father when he was 14 years old. Despite his father's considerable wealth, Mollah Mosleh Uddin, Ishaq started working as a general laborer at Jaba Textile Mill in Narsingdi early in life. He did not believe in enjoying life in his father's possession. Sooner he became a labor leader due to his good relations with the workers and his steadfastness in principle.


He led the movement as a labor leader in 1968. [5] [6] He took part in the anti-Ayub movement in Narsingdi in 1969 and took part in the liberation war in 1971. He was elected vice-chairman of Narsingdi municipality in 1973 and chairman twice in 1984 and 1989. He first joined the United People's Party (UPP) in 1979 and became involved in politics. The following year he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). [6] He was elected to Parliament four times in a row in 1991, February 1996, June 1996, and 2001 national elections. [1] [2] [3] [4] [9]

He edited and published Arshite Mukh, a journal based in Narsingdi.[1][2]

Personal life[edit]

In his personal life, Samsuddin Ahmed Ishaq was married to Anwara Begum, Yasmin Begum, and Narsingdi District BNP former vice president and former MP Rokeya Ahmed Lucky, and was the father of a total of 12 children, including eight sons and four daughters .[1]

Death[edit]

Ishaq died on 27 March 2005 in Comfort Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BNP lawmaker Shamsuddin dead". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Low turnout, fake voting mark Narsingdi by-polls". The Daily Star.


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