Nasrul Hamid

Nasrul Hamid (born 13 November 1964) is an Awami League politician and the State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh.

Nasrul Hamid
নসরুল হামিদ বিপু
Hamid in 2018
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Assumed office
22 January 2014
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-3
Assumed office
2008
Preceded byAmanullah Aman
Personal details
Born (1964-11-13) 13 November 1964
Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
  • Hamidur Rahman (father)
  • Hasna Hamid (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.nasrulhamid.com

Early life and education

Hamid was born on 13 November 1964.[1] He completed his S.S.C. in 1980, and his H.S.C. in 1982 from the Dhaka Residential Model College.[1][2] He completed his bachelor's degree from University of Dhaka.[3]

Career

Hamid took primary membership of the Awami League in 1995, being appointed as the General Secretary of the Keraniganj Upazila Awami League. He competed in the General Election of 2001.[4] Hamid was elected to Parliament from Dhaka-3 (Keraniganj) in back-to-back three consecutive terms in 2008, 2014, and 2018.

Hamid has been serving as State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources since 2014. He has been appointed again to the same position for the second time in the year 2019 and he joined on January 7, 2019.

Hamid is also a trustee of CRI (Center for Research and Information), which is the Research Wing of Awami League.

Awards

Hamid was awarded the Order of Civil Merit (Orden del Civil Mérito) of Spain from Spanish Ambassador Álvaro de Salas Giménez de Azcárate on behalf of King Felipe VI of Spain at a program in Dhaka.[5]Hamid received the prestigious World HRD Congress (WHC) award on 15 February 2018 at its 26th congregation for his visionary leadership in creating a platform for qualitative development for the youth.[6]

On behalf of the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid received The Independence Award in 2022, the highest civilian award of the Bangladesh Government. The Power division of the Ministry received this award for securing 100% electricity in Bangladesh. Later on, the award was handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [7]

References
  1. "Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources". mpemr.gov.bd. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "ORWA | Old Remians Welfare Association". ORWA | Old Remians Welfare Association. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Nasrul Hamid -নসরুল হামিদ". Amarmp. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources". mpemr.gov.bd. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. "Nasrul Hamid receives Spain's highest civil honour". The Financial Express. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "NASRUL HAMID WINS 'VISIONARY LEADER OF CHANGE' AWARD". Energy and Power Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Next goal is uninterrupted power supply at an affordable price: Nasrul". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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