Mujahidul Islam Khan Selim | |
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| President of theCommunist Party of Bangladesh | |
| In office 1990–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Moni Singh |
| Succeeded by | Shah Alam |
| Vice-President ofDhaka University Central Students' Union | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-04-16)April 16, 1948 (age 77) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bangladesh |
| Profession | Politician |
Mujahidul Islam Khan Selim (Bengali:মুজাহিদুল ইসলাম খান সেলিম; born 16 April 1948) is aBangladeshipolitician. Khan Selim served as the president ofCommunist Party of Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
Selim is also aMuktijoddha and is the leader of 1969 armed uprising of students onChittagong,[4] He was elected as vice president of theDhaka University Central students union (DUCSU) in post-independence Bangladesh.[5][6][7]
In 1993, Selim was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh at a time when most leaders had left the party following the collapse of the Soviet Union.[8]
In 2012, Selim was elected president of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.[9]
Selim received death threats on 5 December 2015 from Mission Jihadists.[10]
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