Abdus Salam Murshedy

Abdus Salam Murshedy (born 6 October 1963) is a Bangladeshi politician, entrepreneur and former national team football player. He is a member of Bangladesh Awami League and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Khulna-4 constituency during 2018–2024. He is a director of Envoy Group, former senior vice president of Bangladesh Football Federation former President of Exporters Association of Bangladesh and former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). He has been elected as a Commercially Important Person (CIP) by the government of Bangladesh in 2014.

Early life and education Murshedy was born in Rupsa Upazila, Khulna District to Mohammad Israel (d. 1988) and mother Rizia Khatun.

Murshedy joined the Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC), Dhaka in 1980. With them 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 Club. Skipper Badal Roy scored the other two goals as MSC won 6–0.

But Murshedy suffered a bad hand injury in 1983, and although he returned to football within a few months, he was never the same player again. Salam suffered a serious hand injury while playing against Malaysia for the Bangladesh (Green) team in 1983, and this affected his prospects in international football. Besides, he is the director of Premier Bank Limited. He started Envoy Garment's journey in 1984. Later he made 15 more ready-made garment companies. He is currently the president of Bangladesh Exporters Association (EAB), senior vice president of Bangladesh Football Federation, member of the board of directors of BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology. Earlier, he was appointed as the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and director of Mohammedan Sporting Club.

Politics On 7 January 2024, Murshedy was elected to parliament from Khulna-4 as a candidate of the Awami League.

In March 2024, High Court of Bangladesh directed Murshedy to hand over an abandoned Gulshan property to the government alleging him of occupying it illegally. At the aftermath of the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in August, Murshedy was arrested and sent to jail in October 2024 in a case over the death of Rubel, a garment worker, in the Dhaka's Adabor area during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.

Personal life Murshedy is married to Sharmin Salam. They have a daughter, Barrister Shehrin Salam Oishee, and two sons including Ishmam Salam.

Awards National Sports Awards, 2013 Kar Bahadur Paribar, 2017