Mohammad A. Arafat

Arafat was born in Rajshahi.[6]

Arafat is a syndicate member and Chief Advisor to the board of trustees of the Canadian University of Bangladesh.[7][8] He is the founder of Suchinta Foundation.[9] He endorsed Annisul Huq for the North Dhaka Mayor election.[10]

Arafat has called for stronger ties with India and allowing transshipment of goods.[11] He wrote positively about Harsh Vardhan Shringla visit to Bangladesh and described it as "promising".[12]

Arafat called Reza Kibria, son of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria, a traitor for complaining about the human rights situation in Bangladesh to the United States.[13] He criticized the United States for placing sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion and described Gano Adhikar Parishad as a none threat to the Awami League government.[13] The United States sanction Rapid Action Battalion under the Magnitsky Act for extrajudicial killing with specific reference to the Killing of Ekramul Haque.[14][15]

In September 2022, the Government of Bangladesh dismantled the existing trustee board alleging it had links with Islamist militants and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[16] Mayor of North Dhaka and Awami League politician, Atiqul Islam, was appointed chairman and Arafat was appointed a member of the newly created Trustee board.[17]

Arafat was made a member of the Central Working Committee of the Awami League in December 2022.[18]

Arafat married Shomi Kaiser, actress and daughter of Shahidullah Kaiser and Panna Kaiser,[19][20] on 24 July 2008 which ended in divorce in 2015.[21][22]