Mahboob Rahman Ruhel (born 8 July 1970) is a Bangladeshi politician, businessman and film producer. He is the Chairman of The Peninsula Chittagong Limited since 30 October 2014. He won the

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and Best Screenplay awards for the film '' No Dorai''. He is the founder and Chairman of ShowMotion Limited which owns the

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movie theaters. Additionally, he was the managing director of

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. Currently, Mahboob is Chairman of the Board of iFarmer.asia.

Background and education

Mahboob's father Mosharraf Hossain is an

Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician, having previously served as

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member from the Chittagong-1 constituency and a former minister of the government of Bangladesh. Mahboob earned his bachelor's degree in information systems and computer science from the

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. In 1995, he studied Business Administration at The University of Dallas. He completed EMBA in 2009 from

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Political career

Mahboob Rahman entered the local politics of

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in 2024 as the candidate of the

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

. Mahboob has won the election his debut election in Chittagong-1 (

, Constituency Number: 278) seat. He got 89,064 votes, while his closest rival candidate Md Giyas Uddin got 52,995 votes. After 5 August, the non-cooperation movement in 2024, Mahboob Rahman lost his position as a Member of Parliament when President

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dissolved the 12th

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Mahboob Living people 1970 births People from Mirsharai Upazila University of Texas at Arlington alumni Bangladeshi film producers Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Awami League politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members 21st-century Bangladeshi businesspeople