Syed Misbahuddin Hussain was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the

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as a representative of

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. He served as the Federal Minister of Communications from 18 October 1957 to 16 December 1957 during

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Early life and family

Hossain was born into a

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'' family of

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in the village of Austagram in Jawanshahi pargana,

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(now in

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). His cousin Syed Muazzemuddin Hossain was the minister of education before independence, and his grandnephew is Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG.

Career

Hussain was a Member of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan. He spoke in the assembly against the lack of representation of

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in the

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. He believed it was a "short sighted policy" that would bring "ruin" to Pakistan.

References

Pakistani MNAs 1955–1958 Possibly living people Politicians from East Pakistan Federal ministers of Pakistan People from Kishoreganj District Bangladeshi people of Arab descent {{Pakistan-MNA-stub