Sheikh Kabir Hossain () is a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the

Sheikh–Wazed family The Sheikh Mujib family ( bn, শেখ মুজিব পরিবার) is a prominent Bangladeshi political dynasty, which primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina and their relatives. The Sheikh Mujib family is most powerf ...

. He is the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He is the President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh.

Early life

Hossain was born on 3 February 1942, in Gopalganj District,

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

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. His father was Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and his mother was Rahela Khatun. He completed his master's from the University of Dhaka. His cousin was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Career

Hossain worked at the

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পর্যটন করপোরেশন) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism of Bangladesh, tasked to promote the tourism Tourism is tra ...

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, and Sonali Bank. He resigned from government job after

assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 resi ...

in 1975. Hossain is the chairperson of Sonar Bangla Insurance Limited, Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Foundation,

Central Depository Bangladesh Limited Central Depository Bangladesh Limited () is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency that records and facilates the trade of securities in Bangladesh. It is the National numbering agency, National Numbering Agency for International Securities Id ...

. He is the founding chairperson of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital. He is also the founding chairperson of Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain School and College in

Tungipara Tungipara ( bn, টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of independent Bangladesh and his grave is also ...

, Gopalganj. He is the chairperson of National Tea Company Limited. In July 2005, he was elected director of The International Association of Lions Clubs in Hong Kong for a two-year term. On 16 September 2008, Hossain chaired a meeting of Tungipara Association which demanded that the caretaker government release of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina from prison. On 15 December 2010, Hossain was elected chairman of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He is a director of Channel 24 and launched its test transmission in August 2011. Hossain is the President of

Bangladesh Insurance Association Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

, a trade association of insurance companies in Bangladesh. He asked Bangladesh Nationalist Party to not hold strikes due to their detrimental effect on the economy. He is the chairperson of

Fareast International University Fareast International University (FIU) () is a private university located at Banani in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established in 2013 under the Private University Act, 2010. It was founded by Sheikh Kabir Hossain, relative of Prime Mi ...

and non-profit H.E.L.P. (Health and Education for the Local underprivileged People). He is the Managing Director of Kabico Limited. He is also the Managing Director of Masuda Dairy Nutrition Limited. In 2013, he was part of a panel formed by Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate problems at the stock market. Hossain is the Chairperson of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh, a trade association of private universities in Bangladesh. He was reelected President of the Association in 2017. He is the former chairperson of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. He is a former Director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange. He is a Trustee Board member of Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development. Hossain was re-elected chairperson of National Tea Company Limited. In April 2021, Hossain was re-elected President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He has been serving as president of association since 2011. Hossain has described the imposition of 15 percent income tax on private universities by the Government of Bangladesh as "unacceptable" in July 2021. He also sought the intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to repeal the law. He is a member of the Board of Governors of

Bangladesh Open University The Bangladesh Open University ( bn, বাংলাদেশ উন্মুক্ত বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or BOU is a public university with its main campus in Board Bazar, Gazipur District, Dhaka Division. It is the 8t ...

Personal life

Hossain is married to Masuda Kabir and together they have three children.

References

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