Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali politician and cousin of

Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Sheikh Lutfur Rahman ( bn, শেখ লুৎফর রহমান; 1881 – 30 March 1975) was a Bangladeshi ''serestadar'', an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India. His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ...

, father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and grandfather of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was a Member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly. Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain had two brothers, Sheikh Delwar Hossain Dilu (freedom fighter) and businessman, Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali politician and cousin of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, father of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and grandfather of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Council.

Career

Hossain was given the title of

Khan Bahadur Khan Bahadur – a compound of khan ('leader') and bahadur ('brave') – was a formal title of respect and honor, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of British India. It was one degree higher than the title of K ...

by the British Government. Hossain was a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in 1962. Khan Sahib Sheikh Musharraf Hossain School and College was established 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 District in his name. His son,

Sheikh Kabir Hossain Sheikh Kabir Hossain () is a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the Sheikh–Wazed family. He is the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He is the President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh. Early life Hossain ...

, was the founding chairperson of the Khan Sahib Sheikh Musharraf Hossain School and College.

Personal life

Hossain's nephew, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is the founding father of Bangladesh. He had a daughter, Hamida Khanom Ranu, and a son, Sheikh Kabir Hossain.

References

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