Mohammed Nasim

Mohammed Nasim in New Delhi on April 13, 2016

Mohammed Nasim (2 April 1948 – 13 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician. Nasim was born in the Sirajganj District in Bangladesh.

He was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare from 2014 to 2019.[1] He was Minister of Home Affairs from 1996 to 2001.[2] He has been a member of the Jatiya Sangsad since 2014. He was in the Jatiya Sangsad before from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 2006.

On 1 June 2020, Nasim was hospitalized in Dhaka after testing positive for COVID-19.[3] Four days later, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during his treatment.[4] On 13 June 2020, Nasim died while being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Dhaka.[5][6]

References

  1. "Hon'ble Minister". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. "Constituency 62_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. "Former health minister Mohammed Nasim tests Covid-19 positive". The Daily Star. 1 June 2020.
  4. "Former Health Minister Nasim suffers brain haemorrhage during corona treatment". The Financial Express. 5 June 2020.
  5. Shawon, Ali Asif (13 June 2020). "Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Nasim dies at 72". Dhaka Tribune. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/06/13/senior-awami-league-leader-mohammed-nasim-dies-at-72. Retrieved 13 June 2020. 
  6. "Mohammed Nasim, AL leader and former health minister, dies at 72". Bdnews24.com. 13 June 2020. https://bdnews24.com/politics/2020/06/13/mohammed-nasim-al-leader-and-former-health-minister-dies-at-72. Retrieved 13 June 2020.