Native name সৈয়দ আবুল হোসেন Role Bangladeshi Politician Nationality Bangladeshi | Years active 1975–present Name Syed Hossain | |
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Full Name Alhaj Syed Abul Hossain Occupation Member of Parliament of Bangladesh, businessman Political party Bangladesh Awami League | ||
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Syed Abul Hossain (Bengali: সৈয়দ আবুল হোসেন; born 1 August 1951) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League and served as a member of the Parliament of Bangladesh since 1991. He was the Communication Minister of Bangladesh and minister of state Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives from 2009 to 2012.
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- Syed abul hossain speaks on communications ministry atn bangla interview 3gp
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- Early life
- Business career
- Political career
- Padma Bridge corruption scandal
- References
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Early life
Hossain was born on 1 October 1951 in Dashar village, Madaripur. His father was Late Syed Atahar Ali and his mother was Late Syeda Sufia Ali. He completed his Bachelors in Business Management from The University of Dhaka in 1972 and Masters in 1974. Hossain married Khwaja Nargis Hossain in September 1979. He has two daughters- Syeda Rubaiyat Hossain and Syeda Iffat Hossain.
Business career
After completing his Education from The University of Dhaka, Abul Hossain joined Government Service and later ventured into business. He founded SAHCO International Ltd and SAHCO NGO in 1975. He was the founding Member of Boao Forum for Asia, which was conceived in 2001 in Hainan Province, China.
Political career
Syed Abul Hossain has been elected as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament in four successive general elections in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2009. He performed as a State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives of the previous Government and as a Communication Minister in current government. He is the International Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.
Padma Bridge corruption scandal
Abul Hasan was among the eight others from Padma/../ bridge graft case. In 2012 World Bank alleged that Hossain was one of the corruption conspirator in the Padma Bridge tender. However, Hossain never admitted that he was involved in corruption while serving as the Communications Minister of Bangladesh. He resigned from his office on 23 July 2012.