Mosharraf Hossain (known as Engineer Mosharraf Hossain; born 12 January 1943) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the

Chittagong-1 Chittagong-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mosharraf Hossain of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mirsharai Upazila. History The constituency ...

constituency for the 6th term. He is a Presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League currently and was the president of its

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

North District unit before. 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 also the member of Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. He served as the minister of two portfolios:

Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism The Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the Government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and T ...

and Minister of Housing and Public Works.

Career

In August 2013, Hossain was included in the Awami League Central Working Committee.

Cabinet minister

After the general election in 1996, Hossain was appointed as the Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism. In 2014, he was appointed as the Minister of Public Works and Housing. Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against Hossain in May 2007 over irregularities in the allocation of commercial land in Chittagong. On 26 January 2018, a court in Chittagong found him innocent of all charges. In January 2019, Hossain was among a number of senior Awami League leaders who were dropped from the new Cabinet of Ministers.

Businesses

He is co-owner of

Sayeman Beach Resort Sayeman Beach Resort is a five-star seaside resort located by Kolatoli Square in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It is the successor of Sayeman Hotel, the first private hotel of the city. The construction of the resort was started initially in 2013 and co ...

, formerly "Sayemon Hotel". His father Sayedur Rahman built the hotel in 1964. In he converted it into a resort with 75 rooms as the new owner.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Mosharraf 1943 births Living people University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni Bangladeshi businesspeople Awami League politicians Jatiya Party politicians 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Housing and Public Works ministers of Bangladesh Civil Aviation and Tourism ministers of Bangladesh Recipients of the Independence Day Award People from Mirsharai Upazila