Syed Abul Hossain

For other people with similar names, see Abul Hossain (disambiguation).

Syed Abul Hossain
সৈয়দ আবুল হোসেন
Minister of Information and Communication Technology
In office
6 December 2011 – 12 August 2012[1]
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMostafa Faruk Mohammad
Minister of Communications
In office
6 January 2009 – 6 December 2011
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byNazmul Huda
Succeeded byObaidul Quader
State Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
23 June 1996 – 17 August 1997
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Succeeded byMofazzal Hossain Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Madaripur-3
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded bySheikh Shahidul Islam
Succeeded byGanesh Chandra Haldar
In office
14 July 1996 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byTowfiquzzaman Shaheen
Personal details
Born(1951-08-01)1 August 1951
Madaripur, Dhaka Division, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died25 October 2023(2023-10-25) (aged 72)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouses
Khwaja Nargis Hossain
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(m. 1979)​
Children
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Syed Abul Hossain (1 August 1951 – 25 October 2023) was a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He was the managing director and chairman of SAHCO International Ltd.[2] He served as a member of Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) for four terms during 1991–1995 and 1996–2014 representing the Madaripur-3 constituency.[3][4][5] He served as the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (2011–2012), Minister of Communications (2009–2011) and State Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (1996–1997).[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference resigned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference sahco was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ ৭ম জাতীয় সংসদে নির্বাচিত মাননীয় সংসদ-সদস্যদের নামের তালিকা (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ ৮ম জাতীয় সংসদে নির্বাচিত মাননীয় সংসদ-সদস্যদের নামের তালিকা (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ ৯ম জাতীয় সংসদে নির্বাচিত মাননীয় সংসদ-সদস্যদের নামের তালিকা. Jatiya Sangsad. Government of Bangladesh.
  6. ^ "Quader gets Abul's job". The Daily Star. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ Liton, Shakhawat; Hasan, Rashidul (16 September 2012). "MKA replaces Shahara". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Cabinet Division - Bangladesh - Information and Services - List of Ministers and Advisors". Cabinet.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2023.