Shah Moazzem Hossain

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Shah Moazzem Hossain
শাহ মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেন
Deputy Prime Ministers of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born (1939-01-10) January 10, 1939 (age 82)
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Shah Moazzem Hossain is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[1] He was elected to Parliament from Rangpur-6 as a Jatiya Party candidate in a by-election in September 1991. He is known as SM Hossain.

Career[]

Hossain was active in student politics. He served as the whip of the 1972 Bangladesh Awami League government headed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a minister in the cabinet of Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad.[2]

He was elected to Parliament from Rangpur-6 as a Jatiya Party candidate in a by-election in September 1991. The by-elections were called after Hussain Mohammad Ershad, who had won five seats including Rangpur-6, chose to resign and represent Rangpur-3.[3][4][5]

He joined Jatiya Party led by Hussain Mohammad Ershad but was removed from the party in 1992. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party afterwards.[6] He is the incumbent Vice-Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The politics of Shah Moazzem Hossain". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Jatiya Party secretaries general in and out of power all the time". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. ^ "BNP chief Khaleda to meet 20-Party alliance leaders Monday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.


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