Abdus Salam Murshedy

Abdus Salam Murshedy is a Bangladeshi politician, entrepreneur and former national team football player. Aligned with the Bangladesh Awami League, he is elected uncontested as member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Khulna-4 since September 2018.[1][2][3] He is the managing director of Envoy Group, senior vice president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF),[4] President of Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB)[5][6] and former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA). He is the candidate nominated by the Awami League nominated by the Khulna-4 constituency by-election.[7][8][9][10] He has been elected as a Commercially Important Person (CIP) by the Government of Bangladesh in 2014.[11][12]

Abdus Salam Murshedy
আব্দুস সালাম মুর্শেদী
Murshedy in 2018
Member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Khulna-4
Assumed office
4 September 2018
Preceded byMostafa Rashidi Suja
Personal details
BornKhulna District, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationBusiness
Known forFootball player, businessman, politician
AwardsNational Sports Awards, 2003

Early life and education

Murshedy was born in Rupsa Upazila, Khulna district. His father Mohammad Israel and mother Rizia Khatun.

Career

Murshedy is the managing director of Envoy Group.[13] Besides, he is the director of Premier Bank.[14] He started Envoy Garment's journey in 1984. Later he made 15 more ready made garments companies. He is currently the president of Bangladesh Exporters Association (EAB), senior vice president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), member of the board of directors of Bangladesh University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT). Earlier, he was appointed as the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and director of Bangladesh Mohammedan Sporting Club.

Sports

Murshedy was a highly successful center forward in soccer. He started playing football in Khulna. In the '70s, he started his journey to football by playing for Young Boys Club of Khulna. He came to Dhaka from Khulna in the late seventies. At that time, he started playing in Dhaka Senior Division Football League for Azad Sporting Club. In 1979 he played for BJMC and helped them win the league title.

He joined the Mohammedan Sporting Club, Dhaka in 1980. With the MSC he won league titles in 1980 and 1982 and 4 successive Federation Cup title starting from 1980.In 1981 he scored 4 goals in the Super League match against Wari. Skipper Badal Roy scored other two goals as MSC won 6-0.


1982 saw Salam reach the pick of his career. He started the season with 10 goals in the Ashis-Jabbar Gold Cup in West Bengal India. He finished as the top scorer as MSC won the title. Then in the Dhaka League he created a new record scoring 27 goals in a season. The record still exists. Throughout the season he had a wonderful understanding with No. 10 Badal Roy.

But he suffered a bad hand injury in 1983, and although he returned to football within a few months, he was never the same player again. .[15]

International Football

In Dec. 1980, Salam played for the Bangladesh U-19 team in Dacca. He partnered Aslam of BJMC in the forward line. Bangladesh finished runners up behind Qatar and thus qualified for the main event. In early 1981, the youth team, now called the Bangladesh (Red) team reached the finals of the first Preseident's Cup in Dacca. But they lost the final to a South Korean team. Salam suffered a serious hand injury while playing against Malaysia for the Bangladesh (Green) team in 1983, and this badly affected his prospects in international football. [16]

Family Background

Salam came from a Khulna family with a very strong connection with sports. His eldest brother Jamal Haider represented East Pakistan in Volleyball before 1971. Abul Kalam Azad, the 3rd brother was for a long time the body building champion of Bangladesh in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [17]


Awards

Personal life

Murshedy is married to Sharmin Salam. They have two sons and one daughter.[18]

References
  1. "Salam Murshedy elected MP uncontested". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. "Salam Murshedy elected Khulna-4 MP in uncontested by-polls". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. http://www.banglanews24.com. "Salam Murshedy elected MP of Khulna-3 uncontested". www.banglanews24.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. "Young blood at BFF". The Daily Star. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  5. "'Bangladesh needs long term policies to attract investment'". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  6. "'Utility price-hike to hurt export sector'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  7. "HSC passed Salam Murshedi's annual income around Tk 60m". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  8. Sun, The Daily. "Awami League nominates Abdus Salam Murshedy for Khulna-4 by-polls | daily sun". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. risingbd.com. "Khulna-4 by-polls: Salam Murshedy submits nomination paper". risingbd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  10. "AL nominates Abdus Salam Murshedy for Khulna-4 by-election". New Age | The Outspoken Daily. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  11. "Commercially Important Person 2014" (PDF). Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh. October 24, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  12. "সিআইপি হলেন ১৭৮ ব্যবসায়ী". The Daily Samakal (in Bengali). August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  13. "Envoy Group". www.envoy-group.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  14. "Director's Profile - Home". premierbankltd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  15. "আমার অর্থ অর্জন সম্মান সব কিছুর মূলে ফুটবল". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  16. "আমার অর্থ অর্জন সম্মান সব কিছুর মূলে ফুটবল". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  17. "আমার অর্থ অর্জন সম্মান সব কিছুর মূলে ফুটবল". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  18. "আমার অর্থ অর্জন সম্মান সব কিছুর মূলে ফুটবল". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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