SM Rezaul Karim

Early life and background Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Karim was born on 18 February 1962 into one of the zamindar families of the Pirojpur region of Barisal, the Sheikh family of Nazirpur.

Career Rezaul Karim was a minister at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and he was a member of parliament (MP) for Pirojpur-1. He is also a member of the executive committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division & High Court Division), former minister of housing and public works, former secretary of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar. He was the founder and founding chief editor of Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Ajker Darpon. He is legal affairs secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League's Central Working Committee.

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Karim's home in Pirojpur was burned down in February 2025.

Personal life Rezaul Karim is married to Parveen Reza, a poet, and has a son and a daughter both of whom are barristers and are members of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London. His son is Sheikh Tanweer Karim and his daughter is Sheikh Sadia Karim, his daughter is the first female barrister from Pirojpur District.