Mosharraf Hossain (known as Engineer Mosharraf Hossain; born 12 January 1943) is a Bangladeshi politician, freedom fighter, and an industrialist. He is a former member of the

Bangladesh Parliament 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 ...

and former minister of the

Ministry of Housing and Public Works The Ministry of Housing and Public Works (; ''Gr̥hāẏana ō gaṇapūrta mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of Bangladesh which provides housing and regulates the state construction activities in the country. Directorate *P ...

. After his graduation from

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

in 1966 he joined politics and was elected as a

Member of the Provincial Assembly A Member of the Provincial Assembly, or MPA is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. In Pakistan, the members are elected by the voters in provi ...

(MPA) of what was then

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

in 1970. In the political arena, he is the presidium member (no. 1), the highest policy-making post of the

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 ...

, the oldest and traditional political organization of the country. His constituency is Chittagong-1 (

Mirsarai Mirsarai () is a town and municipality in Chattogram District of Chattogram Division, Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by popula ...

). He served the

Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism () is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for development and regulation of civil aviation and the regul ...

in the Awami League government in 1996. He made significant contributions to the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

in 1971. He served as the minister in charge of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works till 6 January 2019.

Career

Engr. Mosharraf Hossain began his political career as a member of the

Provincial Council in 1970. He fought in the 1971

. He was elected a member of parliament in 1973, 1986, 2008, 2014, and 2018. In August 2013, Hossain was included in the

Central Working Committee. After the general election in 1996, Hossain was appointed the

Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism The minister of civil aviation and tourism is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and T ...

. In 2014, he was appointed the

Minister of Public Works and Housing The Ministry of Housing and Public Works (; ''Gr̥hāẏana ō gaṇapūrta mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of Bangladesh which provides housing and regulates the state construction activities in the country. Directorate *P ...

. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against Hossain in May 2007 over irregularities in the allocation of commercial land in

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

. On 26 January 2018, a court in Chittagong found him innocent of all charges. In January 2019, Hossain was among a number of senior Awami League leaders who were dropped from the new cabinet of ministers. Hossain is co-owner of

Sayeman Beach Resort Sayeman Beach Resort is a five-star seaside resort located by Kolatoli Square in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It is the successor of Sayeman Hotel, the first private hotel of the city. The construction of the resort was started initially in 2013 and co ...

, formerly "Sayemon Hotel". His father Sayedur Rahman built the hotel in 1964. He converted it into a resort with 75 rooms as the new owner. After serving seven terms as a member of parliament from Chittagong-1 (

), Mosharraf Hossain handed his nomination to his son, Mahboob Rahman (Ruhel), who was elected in the 12th national polls on 7 January 2024. He has been arrested on 27 October 2024 by the police.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Mosharraf 1943 births Living people University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni Bangladeshi businesspeople Awami League politicians Jatiya Party politicians 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Ministers of housing and public works of Bangladesh Ministers of civil aviation and tourism of Bangladesh Recipients of the Independence Award People from Mirsharai Upazila