Mozammel Hossain (1 August 1940 – 10 January 2020) was a

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 ...

politician and a member of parliament from

Bagerhat-1 Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chitalmari Upazila, Chitalmari, Fakirhat Upazila, Fakirh ...

and Bagerhat-4.

Early life

Hossain was born on 1 August 1940. He had passed M.B.B.S. from

Chittagong Medical College Chittagong Medical College, abbreviated as CMC is a public university, public medical school, medical college located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and second largest medical educational institute and hospital in Bangladesh ...

Career

Hossain was elected as a member of parliament from

in 1991. Later, he was elected from Bagerhat-4 in 1996. He was also elected to parliament in 2008, 2014 and 2018 from Bagerhat-4 as a

candidate. Hossain was appointed as the state minister of the Ministry of Social Welfare and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in 1996. He was the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Social Welfare.

Death

On 10 January 2020, Hossain died from kidney disease at age 79.

References

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