Nazmul Hassan Papon

Nazmul Hasan Papon
Native name নাজমুল হাসান পাপন
Born (1961-05-31) 31 May 1961
Bangladesh
Occupation Member of Parliament, Constituency: Kishoreganj-6, Party: Bangladesh Awami League
Chairman, Bangladesh Cricket Board
Group Director & Chief Executive Officer, Beximco Pharma
Years active 2012-present
Parent(s) Zillur Rahman (Father) (Former President of People's Republic of Bangladesh)
Ivy Rahman (Mother) (Former Women's Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League)

Nazmul Hassan Papon (born 31 May 1961) is the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board and Member of Parliament. He was born in a political family. He is the son of late politician of Awami League, Ivy Rahman and ex-president of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman.[1]

Personal life

Papon was born on May 31, 1961. He has two sisters Tania Bukth and Tonyma Rahman. His father was the president of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman.[2][3] He completed his MBA from Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

He was elected as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board in October 2012. He was preceded by AHM Mustafa Kamal who was selected the Vice-President of ICC. He was elected unanimously He is the first elected president of the board with his predecessors being appointed by the Bangladesh Government.[4] In the election, Papon competed with Saber Hasan Chowdhury.[5] He criticized Shakib Al Hasan and suspended him over discipline issues.[6] He is a member of parliament from Bangladesh Awami League.[7] He is the managing director of Beximco Pharmaceutical Limited and Shinepukur Ceramics Limited and a director of Beximco Group. He was the President of Abahani club for almost a decade.[1] He headed a subcommittee in the Parliament formed to investigate the manufacturing practices of pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Papon given BCB reins". The Daily Star. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Das, Biswadip (20 March 2013). "President Zillur Rahman is dead". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Country crippled in hartal, Rail links collapse; cops club CPB leader Selim; today's hartal curtailed to 1pm". The Daily Star. 25 August 2004.
  4. ↑ "Nazmul Hassan becomes BCB's first elected president". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nazmul Hasan Papon-the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ↑ Isam, Mohammad. "BCB chief slams 'bad example' Shakib". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ivy Rahman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Uzzal, Moniruzzaman (18 June 2013). "JS objection to substandard drug companies falls on deaf ears". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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