Asif Nazrul

Asif Nazrul
আসিফ নজরুল
Nazrul in 2025
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
9 August 2024 – 17 February 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAnisul Huq (as Minister)
Succeeded byMd Asaduzzaman (as Minister)
Adviser for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment
In office
16 August 2024 – 17 February 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byShafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury (as State Minister)
Succeeded byNurul Haque Nur (as State Minister)
Adviser for Youth and Sports
In office
11 December 2025 – 17 February 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAsif Mahmud
Succeeded byAminul Haque (as State Minister)
Adviser for Cultural Affairs
In office
16 August 2024 – 10 November 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byNaheed Ezaher Khan (as Minister)
Succeeded byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Personal details
BornMohammad Nazrul Islam
(1966-01-12) 12 January 1966
PartyIndependent
Spouse(s)
(m. 2004; div. 2013)

(m. 2013)
EducationUniversity of Dhaka (LL.B, LL.M)
University of London (PhD)
OccupationProfessor of law
Websiteasifnazrul.com
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Mohammad Nazrul Islam, better known as Asif Nazrul (Bengali: আসিফ নজরুল; born 12 January 1966), is a Bangladeshi writer, novelist, columnist, political commentator and a professor of law at the University of Dhaka. He was appointed an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh in August 2024. He was responsible for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.