Abdullah Al Islam Jakob

Abdullah Al Islam Jakob is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former deputy Minister of Environment and Forest. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-4 constituency during 2009–2024. His father M. M. Nazrul Islam was also a member of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Early life

Jakob was born on 21 December 1972 in Char Fasson, Bhola District, Bangladesh.

Career

Jakob was elected to parliament from Bhola-4 in 2014. He won at 11th Jatiya Sangsad general election, held on 30 December 2018. He built a 16-storey tower in Char Fasson, Bhola named Jakob Tower to promote tourism in Bhola.
Jakob was detained in October 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. A Dhaka court has placed him on a three-day remand in connection with the shooting death of Shamim Howladar in the Rupnagar area of Dhaka.