Mohammed Nasim

Mohammed Nasim in New Delhi on April 13, 2016

Mohammed Nasim (2 April 1948 – 13 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician. Nasim was born in the Sirajganj District in Bangladesh.

He was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare from 2014 to 2019.[1] He was Minister of Home Affairs from 1996 to 2001.[2] He has been a member of the Jatiya Sangsad since 2014. He was in the Jatiya Sangsad before from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 2006.

On 1 June 2020, Nasim was hospitalized in Dhaka after testing positive for COVID-19.[3] Four days later, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during his treatment.[4] On 13 June 2020, Nasim died while being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Dhaka.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hon'ble Minister". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Constituency 62_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Former health minister Mohammed Nasim tests Covid-19 positive". The Daily Star. 1 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Former Health Minister Nasim suffers brain haemorrhage during corona treatment". The Financial Express. 5 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Shawon, Ali Asif (13 June 2020). "Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Nasim dies at 72". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mohammed Nasim, AL leader and former health minister, dies at 72". Bdnews24.com. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.