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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = Abdullah Al Islam Jakob
|office      =  [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)|Deputy Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
|term_start  = 2014
|term_end    = 2019
|successor   = [[Habibun Nahar]]
|constituency_MP1 = [[Bhola-4]]
|predecessor1 = [[Nazimuddin Alam]]
|term_start1 = 2008
|birth_date  ={{Birth date and age|1972|12|21|df=y}} 
|birth_place = [[Bhola]], Bangladesh
|party       = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
|father = [[M. M. Nazrul Islam]] 
| image = 
| caption= 
}}

'''Abdullah Al Islam Jakob''' is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the present Chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Youth & Sports and Ex Deputy [[Ministry of Environment and Forest (Bangladesh)|Minister of Environment and Forest]]. He is also a Member of Parliament from [[Bhola-4]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/321|website=election.dhakatribune.com|accessdate=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014152553/http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/321|archive-date=14 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Deputy Minister for Environment and Forests Abdullah Al Islam Jakob, MP handing over a cheque of Women Entrepreneur's Loan to the Managing Director of Dhanshiri Communication Shomi Kaiser. Modhumoti Bank Limited organized the loan distribution programme in the city recently. |url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/20115/deputy-minister-for-environment-and-forests-abdullah-al-islam-jakob-mp-handing-over-a-cheque-of-women-entrepreneurs-loan-to-the-managing-director-of-dhanshiri-communication-shomi-kaiser-modhumoti-bank-limited-organized-the-loan-distribution-programme-in-the-city-recently.html |work=The New Nation |access-date=14 September 2016 |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032431/http://thedailynewnation.com/news/20115/deputy-minister-for-environment-and-forests-abdullah-al-islam-jakob-mp-handing-over-a-cheque-of-women-entrepreneurs-loan-to-the-managing-director-of-dhanshiri-communication-shomi-kaiser-modhumoti-bank-limited-organized-the-loan-distribution-programme-in-the-city-recently.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=President stresses on social afforestation |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/08/24/43260/President-stresses-on-social-afforestation |work=The Financial Express |access-date=14 September 2016 |archive-date=25 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825192124/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/08/24/43260/President-stresses-on-social-afforestation |url-status=live }}</ref> His father [[M. M. Nazrul Islam]] was also a member of the [[Jatiya Sangsad]].<ref name=a>{{cite news|url=https://www.ekushey-tv.com/সাবেক-এমপি-অধ্যক্ষ-নজরুলের-মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী-আজ/79172|title=সাবেক এমপি অধ্যক্ষ নজরুলের মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ|date=17 September 2019|accessdate=24 January 2020|website=Ekushey Television|language=bn|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228013913/https://www.ekushey-tv.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C/79172|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jakob was born on 21 December 1972 in [[Char Fasson]], [[Bhola District]], Bangladesh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/499 |title=Abdullah Al Islam Jakob -আবদুল্লাহ আল ইসলাম জ্যাকব |website=Amarmp |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032507/https://www.amarmp.com/mp/499 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Jakob was elected to parliament from Bhola-4 in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> He won at 11th Jatiya Sangsad general election, held on 30 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who wins where - Election 2018 - observerbd.com|url=https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=175907|access-date=2021-11-16|website=The Daily Observer}}</ref> He built a 16-storey tower in [[Char Fasson Upazila|Char Fasson]], [[Bhola]] named [[Jakob Tower]] to promote tourism in Bhola.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2018/01/15/watchtower-bhola-tourism/ |title=225-feet watchtower in Bhola looks to boost tourism |date=15 January 2018 |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032408/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2018/01/15/watchtower-bhola-tourism/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:People from Bhola District]]
[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members]]


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