17 Facts About Nazmul Hassan

Nazmul Hassan Papon was born on 31 May 1961 and is a Bangladeshi politician and a cricket administrator.

Nazmul Hassan is a former Minister of Youth and Sports and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-6 constituency.

Nazmul Hassan is the former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Nazmul Hassan Papon was born at the north Bhairab River in the Bhairabpur area, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh.

Nazmul Hassan has two sisters, Tania Bukth and Tonyma Rahman.

Nazmul Hassan was a former student of Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka.

Nazmul Hassan completed his BSS from the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka and MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.

Nazmul Hassan was unanimously elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in October 2013, succeeding AHM Mustafa Kamal, who was appointed the vice president of the ICC.

Nazmul Hassan is the first elected president of the board, his predecessors being appointed by the government of Bangladesh.

In 2018, Nazmul Hassan became the president of the Asian Cricket Council.

Nazmul Hassan was the member of parliament of Kishoreganj-6 constituency from Bangladesh Awami League since 2009 to 2024.

Nazmul Hassan is the managing director of Beximco Pharmaceutical Limited and Shinepukur Ceramics Limited and a director of Beximco Group.

Nazmul Hassan was the president of Abahani club for almost a decade.

Nazmul Hassan headed a subcommittee in the parliament formed to investigate the manufacturing practices of pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh.

Nazmul Hassan has faced multiple controversies during his tenure as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Nazmul Hassan has been criticized for his disciplinary actions against players, including the suspension of cricketer Shakib Al Hasan.

Nazmul Hassan has been accused of pressuring players to participate in matches despite their injuries and difficulties.