Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan

Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan (19 September 1939 – 5 May 2012)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Bhola-1. He was elected to parliament 6 times from Bhola.[2] He was a former State Minister of Religious Affairs.[3]

Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan
State Minister of Religious Affairs
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
State Minister of Water Resources
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Member of Parliament
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byTofail Ahmed
Succeeded byAndaleeve Rahman
ConstituencyBhola-1
In office
September 1991 – June 1996
Preceded bySiddiqur Rahman
Succeeded byTofail Ahmed
ConstituencyBhola-2
In office
1979–1986
Preceded byTofail Ahmed
Succeeded bySunil Kumar Gupta
ConstituencyBarisal-1
Personal details
Born(1939-09-19)19 September 1939
Bhola, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died5 May 2012(2012-05-05) (aged 72)
Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Birth and early life

Shahjahan was born on 19 September 1939 in Bhola District.[1]

Career

Shahjahan joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party soon after Ziaur Rahman founded the party. He became the organizing secretary of Khulna District unit of the party. In 1991 he was made the State Minister for water resources in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and in 2001 he was appointed State Minister of Religious Affairs in the second cabinet of Khaleda Zia.[2][4]

Death

Shahjahan died on 5 May 2012 in United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]

References
  1. সাবেক মন্ত্রী মোশারেফ হোসেন শাজাহান আর নেই. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. "BNP leader Mosharraf passes away". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. Breach of Faith. Human Rights Watch. p. 32. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. "Aug 17 Blasts". The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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