Makbul Hossain

Mockbul Hossain (c. 1950 – 24 May 2020)[2] was a businessman, Bangladesh Awami League politician and served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency.[3][4]

Mokhbul Hossain
মকবুল হোসেন
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-9
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byMuhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Succeeded byKhandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad
Personal details
Bornc. 1950
Bikrampur[1]
Died (aged 70)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathCOVID-19
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Golam Fatema Tahera Khanom
ChildrenAhasanul Islam Titu = Masudur Rahman
EducationUniversity of Dhaka

Early life and education

Hossain was born c. 1950 in Bikrampur. He earned his MA and LLB degrees from the University of Dhaka.[5]

Career

Hossain was a member of Advisory Council of Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in June 1996. He lost his seat in the 8th parliamentary election held in 2001.[6]

Hossain founded Samorita Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka International University, City University, Alhaj Mockbul Hossain University College and Mohammadpur Kendrio Biswabidyalaya College.

Awards
  • Sher E Bangla National Gold Medal Award
  • Banga Bhandhu National Gold Medal Award
  • Shahid Sarwardy National Gold Medal Award
  • Justice Abu Sayeed Gold Medal Award
  • Shahid Bodiujzaman Gold Medal Award
  • Amra Surjamukhi Gold Medal Award
  • Bangladesh Development Sangsad Gold Medal Award[1]

Personal life

Hossain is married to Golam Fatema Tahera Khanom. In 2008, a Special Judge's Court sentenced Hossain to 13 years in jail on two charges of accumulating illegal wealth and concealing asset information. His wife was sentenced to 3 years in jail for abetting his illegal activities.[7]

Hossain son, Ahasanul Islam Titu, is an Awami League MP in Tangail-6 constituency.[8]

Hossain died on 24 May 2020 undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Combined Military Hospital.[9]

gollark: Terra is never wrong. All glory to Terra.
gollark: Which is yet another problem of our system - the constituency borders could affect the election a *lot* if they got tweaked and yet are basically arbitrary.
gollark: That's more of a problem of insane gerrymandering.
gollark: Or your system will not meet those criteria.
gollark: No, I mean, as far as I can see that requires you to have three candidates and no more.

References
  1. "Alhaj Mockbul Hossain". Samorita Hospital. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. "Former AL lawmaker Maqbul Hossain dies". The Daily Star. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. ৭ম জাতীয় সংসদ সদস্য তালিকা (বাংলা). parliament.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  4. আওয়ামী লীগে নানকের চ্যালেঞ্জ মকবুল. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  5. আ’লীগের মনোনয়ন চান মকবুল হোসেন. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  6. মকবুল হোসেন (ঢাকা). প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  7. "Former AL MP Mokbul jailed for 13 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  8. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Mockbul Hossain, ex-Dhaka MP and Awami League leader, dies from COVID-19". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  9. "ঢাকার সাবেক এমপি মকবুলের করোনাভাইরাসে মৃত্যু". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 2020-05-24.


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