Amir Hossain Amu

Amir Hossain Amu
আমির হোসেন আমু
Amu in 2015
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Jhalokati-2
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byIsrat Sultana Elen Bhutto
Minister of Industries
In office
14 January 2014 – December 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byDilip Barua
Succeeded byNurul Majid Mahmud Humayun
Minister of Food of Bangladesh
In office
March 2000 – July 2001[1]
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byA. Z. M. Naziruddin
Advisory Council Member of Bangladesh Awami League
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Personal details
Born (1940-01-01) 1 January 1940 (age 84)
Jhalokati, Bakerganj, Bengal, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Amir Hossain Amu (born 1 January 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician, a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhalokati-2 constituency,[2] and served as the minister of industries during 2014–2019.[3] He is currently the coordinator and spokesman for the Awami League-led 14-party Grand Alliance.[4]

  1. ^ Baxter, Craig; Rahman, Syedur (2003). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-8108-4863-4.
  2. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Press Information Department (PID), Government of Bangladesh". pressinform.portal.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Amir Hossain Amu named coordinator of Awami League-led 14-party alliance". bdnews24.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.