A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain | |
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এ. কে. এম. মোশাররফ হোসেন | |
State Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | |
In office 10 October 2001 – 18 June 2005 | |
Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-5 | |
In office 14 July 1996 – 27 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu |
Succeeded by | K. M. Khalid |
Personal details | |
Born | 1936/37 |
Died | (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Spouse(s) | Zeenat Mosharraf |
A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain (1936/37 – 17 October 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a state minister of energy and mineral resources from 10 October 2001 until his resignation on 18 June 2005.[2] He was a 2-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-5 constituency.[3]
Career[]
Hossain served as a bureaucrat in the administration of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[4] He was elected to the parliament from Mymensingh-5 in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] He served as the state minister of energy and mineral resources in the Second Khaleda Cabinet from October 2001 to June 2005.[6][7] He was removed from office on allegation of corruption regarding Niko resources.[4]
Hossain was nominated from BNP for the Mymensingh-4 in 2008 Bangladeshi general election but he failed to win the election.[5]
Corruption charges[]
Hossain received a Toyota Land Cruiser, worth 9.5 million taka, from Canadian Petroleum company Niko Resources as a bribe for a contract in the Tengratila and Feni gas fields. On 12 February 2012, Hossain was sued by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for corruption.[8] Niko sued Bangladesh in 2010 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank.[9]
Personal life[]
Hossain was married to Zeenat Mosharraf, a former Jatiya Sangsad member of Jatiya Party.[10]
Hossain died on 17 October 2020 at a hospital in Dhaka. He was infected with the COVID-19 virus.[11]
References[]
- ^ "করোনায় মারা গেলেন সাবেক জ্বালানি প্রতিমন্ত্রী মোশাররফ হোসেন". The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Mosharraf quits over Niko car controversy". The Daily Star. 2005-06-19. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ a b Khan, Sharier. "Dubious leaderships, graft led to gas crisis". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Rawshan lone woman runner in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "AKM Mosharraf asked to surrender before trial court". The Daily Star. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "AKM Mosharraf, ex-MP Milon freed on bail". The Daily Star. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Mosharraf sued over Niko bribery". The Daily Star. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Niko deals illegal". The Daily Star. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Ex-President of Bangladesh Hussain Mohammed Ershad lives a leisurely life in jail". India Today. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "BNP leader Mosharraf Hossain dies". The Daily Star. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- 1930s births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Mymensingh District
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
- State Ministers of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
- 7th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 8th Jatiya Sangsad members
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician stubs