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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| honorific_prefix = <br />
| name = Manirul Islam Sarkar<br />
| native_name = মনিরুল ইসলাম সরকার<br />
| office = Member of [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 1993<br />
| term_end = 1998<br />
| constituency = [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Parimal Rava]]<br />
| successor = [[Abu Taher Mondal]]<br />
| birth_date = 1965<br />
| birth_place = [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Chibinang]], [[Meghalaya]]<br />
| death_place = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|3|1965||df=y}}<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] <small>(2008)</small><br/>[[Samajwadi Party]] <small>(2013)</small><br/><br/>[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]] <small>(2014–2017)</small><br />
| alma_mater = [[Gauhati University]]<br />
| relatives = [[S. G. Esmatur Mominin]] (brother)<br />
| children = 1 son, 2 daughters<br />
}}<br />
'''Manirul Islam Sarkar''' ({{langx|bn|মনিরুল ইসলাম সরকার}}; 1965 – 3 December 2017) was an Indian [[Bengalis|Bengali]] politician and teacher. He was the former two-time member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] for the [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari Assembly Constituency]] in [[West Garo Hills district]]. Sarkar was also the Cabinet Minister for Agriculture and Transport.<ref name=net/><ref name=shil/><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Sarkar was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Chibinang]], [[Meghalaya]]. His father was [[Abdul Jabbar Sarkar]]. Sarkar graduated from the [[Gauhati University]] in 1989 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] honour.<ref name=my/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sarkar began his career as a teacher before stepping into politics. Despite being an independent candidate, he defeated his rival [[Akramozzaman]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] at the [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]], winning a seat at the [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari constituency]].<ref name="net">{{cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/phulbari-meghalaya-assembly-constituency|website=Result University|title=Phulbari Assembly Constituency|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> He lost to [[Abu Taher Mondal]] at the [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]], but made a comeback at the [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]. He competed in the [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate and in the [[2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] as a [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate but was defeated again by [[Abu Taher Mondal]]. In 2014, he joined the [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]].<ref name=shil/><br />
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He has purchased vast amounts of land in Bholarbhita, Goladighli and Bangalkata.<ref name=my>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/meghalaya2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=253|title=Manirul Islam Sarkar|website=My Neta|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> Sarkar also served as the chairman for Meghalaya Transport Corporation and the Minister of Agriculture & Transport.<ref name=shil>{{cite news|work=[[The Shillong Times]]|url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2017/12/04/former-minister-manirul-islam-sarkar-no-more/|title=Former minister Manirul Islam Sarkar no more|date=4 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Later life and death==<br />
He later migrated to [[Guwahati]] in [[Assam]] where he established himself at the Meghalaya House. Sarkar suffered from a heart attack on 1 November 2017 and taken to hospital. He went to [[Chennai]] on 9 November and had a successful operation, returning to Guwahati on 17 November. As a result of a second heart attack, Sarkar died on 3 December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/03/former-meghalaya-minister-manirul-islam-sarkar-dies-1717570.html|work=[[New Indian Express]]|date=3 December 2017|title=Former Meghalaya minister Manirul Islam Sarkar dies|author=PTI|location=[[Tura, Meghalaya]]}}</ref> His funeral, conducted in his home village of Chibinang in Meghalaya, was attended by thousands including the senior representatives of the [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]] as well as his political rival [[Abu Taher Mondal]]. Among his brothers is politician [[S. G. Esmatur Mominin|S G Esmatur Mominin]].<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 1993–1998]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:2017 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Bengali people]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Bengali people]]<br />
[[Category:People from West Garo Hills district]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Sunni Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:Gauhati University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali Muslims]]<br />
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