Jahangir Kabir Nanak

Jahangir Kabir Nanak (born 14 January 1954) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the incumbent Minister of Textiles and Jute of Bangladesh and the incumbent Member of Parliament representing the Dhaka-13 constituency since January 2024. Nanak is also Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League. He was the president of the Bangladesh Jubo League and General Secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League.

Early life
Nanak was born on 14 January 1954. He has a bachelor's degree in art and law.

Career
Nanak was elected as Member of Parliament for Dhaka-13 in 2008 as an Awami League candidate. He was appointed State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives in the Second Sheikh Hasina ministry. In February 2009, during the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny he and parliamentary Whip Mirza Azam visited the mutineers to negotiate on behalf of the government following the orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Nanak was reportedly shot at by the mutineers. From 2009 to 2013, his wealth increased by 73 million taka along with other Awami League leaders while in power. His annual income increased from 943,000 taka to 4.64 million taka.

Nanak was elected unopposed as member of parliament for the Dhaka-13 constituency in 2014 as an Awami League candidate in elections which the opposition boycotted citing unfair conditions for the election.

In 2018, Nanak was not given the nomination from the Awami League. Instead the nomination for Dhaka-13 went to Sadek Khan. He told the media that disciplinary actions would be taken against Awami League candidates running as independents against official candidates of the party. He was the joint general secretary of the Awami League. In December 2019, Nanak was appointed presidium member of Awami League; the presidium council is the highest body of Awami League.

In December 2022, Nanak got stuck in a rally of Bangladesh Chhatra League Dhaka College unit who were demanding the formation of a committee at the college which had been suspended since 2013 following deadly fractional clashes. Nanak is in charge of Chhatra League affairs at the Awami League tried and failed to get them to stop their protests.

Personal life
Nanak has a daughter, S. Amreen Rakhi. His only son, Fahimur Rahman Sayem (22), died in a car accident in 2011 in Cox's Bazar District.