Engr. Mosharraf Hossain

Engr. Mosharraf Hossain (born January 12, 1943) is a Muslim Bangladeshi Politician and Freedom Fighter. He is leading Chittagong North District Awami League in the capacity of President. After his graduation from University of Engineering and Technology (Lahore) in 1966 he joined politics and was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of what was then East Pakistan in 1970. He was a valiant Freedom Fighter (Mukti Bahini) in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 as a Sub-sector Commander and ran many successful operations during the war. He was also the member of Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh and one of the lawmaker of the Constitution of Bangladesh in 1972. After the independence of Bangladesh, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) in 1973, 1986 and 1996. After the 1996 election, he served the country as Minister of two portfolios: Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism; and Ministry Public Works and Housing. During his tenure as Minister he had done development in housing, aviation and tourism sector. He had also taken several steps against corruption in Bangladesh.

Read more about Engr. Mosharraf Hossain:  Childhood and Family, Education and Early Political Career, Direct Participation in Bangladesh Liberation War, Engr. Mosharraf in Business Arena, His Role As A Cabinet Minister, Social Work of Engr. Mosharraf, His Arbitrary Detention Under Military Backed Caretaker Government