Nurul Islam (lawyer)

Nurul Islam
Residence London, England
Citizenship British
Burmese (revoked)
Education Bachelors of Law
Alma mater University of Yangon
University of New South Wales
University of East London
Occupation Lawyer, Political activist
Years active 1974–present
Organization Arakan Rohingya National Organisation

Nurul Islam is a Rohingya political activist and Yangon-educated lawyer from Myanmar (Burma). He is the president of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO)[1][2] and lives with his family in London, the United Kingdom.[3]

Political activism

Islam is the president of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO), a political organisation that campaigns for the rights of the Rohingya people, an ethnic minority in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. He has worked closely with other organisations, such as the National United Party of Arakan, a Rakhine nationalist political party.[1]

Islam is a vocal political activist, having held multiple peaceful rallies outside the Burmese embassy in London, where he resides.[3] He, along with his associates, has called on the international community to "protect the defenseless Rohingyas".[4]

Education

Islam achieved a bachelors and a Bachelors of Law (LL.B) from Rangoon University (now the University of Yangon) in 1972 and 1973 respectively. He completed his Diplomacy Training Program from the University of New South Wales in Australia, and achieved a masters in Human Rights from the University of East London in 2007.[2]

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