Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali politician and cousin of

Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Sheikh Lutfur Rahman (; 1881 – 30 March 1975) was a Bangladeshi ''serestadar'', an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India. His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first president of Bangladesh. Lutfar ...

, father of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

and grandfather of Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...

. He was a member of the

East Pakistan Legislative Assembly The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the provincial legislature of East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971. It was known as the East Bengal Assembly from 1947 to 1955 when the ...

. Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain had two brothers, Sheikh Delwar Hossain Dilu (freedom fighter) and businessman, Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali politician and brother of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and grandfather of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Council.

Career

Hossain was given the title of ''

Khan Bahadur Khan Bahadur – a compound of ''Khan'' "Leader" and ''Bahadur'' "Brave" – was an honorary title in British India conferred on Indian subjects who were adherents of Islam or Zoroastrianism. The equivalent title for Hindus, Buddhists and India ...

'' by the British government. Hossain was a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in 1962. Khan Sahib Sheikh Musharraf Hossain School and College was established in

Tungipara Tungipara (Bengali language, Bangla: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is a municipality in Tungipara Upazila of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, Gopalganj District in Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is considered the ...

, Gopalganj District in his name. His son,

Sheikh Kabir Hossain Sheikh Kabir Hossain () is a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the Sheikh family of Tungipara. He was the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He served as President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh. Early lif ...

, was the founding chairperson of the Khan Sahib Sheikh Musharraf Hossain School and College.

Personal life

Hossain's nephew, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is the founding father of Bangladesh. He had 7 sons and five daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Sheikh Mosharraf Tungipara Sheikh family People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh Year of birth missing Year of death missing Khan Bahadurs East Pakistan MLAs 1962–1965