Rafiqul Islam (born 1 January 1955) is a Bangladeshi civil servant who served as one of the Election Commissioners of Bangladesh during 2017–2022.
[1][2][3] Rafiqul Islam was born on 1 January 1955 in Godagari Upazila of Rajshahi District of then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Tufani Mondol and Rahima Begum.
[1] He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics in a University of Bulgaria and earned his master's degree in Financial Management from the United Kingdom.
[1] Rafiqul Islam joined the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration) as Assistant Secretary in 1984.
[3][4] Rafiqul Islam is married to Nazmun Ara Begum, a former Professor of Eden Mohila College, in his personal life.