Shah Moazzem Hossain

Shah Moazzem Hossain (known as SM Hossain; 10 January 1939 – 14 September 2022)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the last Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[2] He was elected as the Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-6 constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in a by-election in September 1991 and served until November 1995.[3]

Shah Moazzem Hossain
শাহ মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেন
Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
20 November 1987 – 6 December 1990
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime MinisterMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Moudud Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded byKazi Zafar Ahmed
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of Parliament
for Rangpur-6
In office
September 1996 – 24 November 1995
Preceded byAbdul Jalil Pradhan
Succeeded byNur Mohammad Mondal
Personal details
Born(1939-01-10)10 January 1939
Died14 September 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Hossain was active in student politics. He served as the whip of the 1972 Bangladesh Awami League government headed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was a minister in the cabinet of Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad.[4]

He was elected to Parliament from Rangpur-6 as a Jatiya Party candidate in a by-election in September 1991. The by-elections were called after Hussain Mohammad Ershad, who had won five seats including Rangpur-6, chose to resign and represent Rangpur-3.[5][6][7]

He joined Jatiya Party led by Hussain Mohammad Ershad but was removed from the party in 1992. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party afterwards.[8] He served as Vice-Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party until death.[9]

References
  1. "BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem Hossain dies". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. "Shah Moazzem changes sides for BNP ticket". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  4. "The politics of Shah Moazzem Hossain". Dhaka Courier. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.
  6. Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  7. "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. "Jatiya Party secretaries general in and out of power all the time". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. "BNP chief Khaleda to meet 20-Party alliance leaders Monday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.


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