A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain

A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former State Minister of Energy.

A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain
State Minister of Energy
In office
October 2001 – June 2005
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Zeenat Mosharraf

Career

Hossain served a bureaucrat in the administration of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[1] He was elected to Parliament from Mymensingh-5 in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2] He served as the State Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in the Second Khaleda Cabinet of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3][4] He served as the State Minister from October 2001 to June 2005. He has removed from office on allegation of corruption regarding Niko resources.[1] He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party for the Mymensingh-4 in 2008 Bangladesh General Election.[2]

Personal life

Hossain is married to Zeenat Mosharraf, a former Member of Parliament of Jatiya Party.[5]

Humanitarian Work

Hossain is the founder of A.K.M Mosharraf Hossain High School, Mosharraf Nagar High School in Muktagacha, Mymensingh.

Corruption

Hossain received a Land Cruiser Jeep, worth 9.5 million taka, from Canadian Petroleum company Niko Resources as a bribe for a contract in the Tengratila and Feni gas fields. On 12 February 2012, Hossain was sued by the Bangladesh Anti Corruption Commission for corruption.[6] Niko sued Bangladesh in 2010 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank.[7]

References
  1. Khan, Sharier. "Dubious leaderships, graft led to gas crisis". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. "Rawshan lone woman runner in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "AKM Mosharraf asked to surrender before trial court". The Daily Star. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. "AKM Mosharraf, ex-MP Milon freed on bail". The Daily Star. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. June 18; April 30, 2013 ISSUE DATE; August 23, 1992UPDATED; Ist, 2013 12:19. "Ex-President of Bangladesh Hussain Mohammed Ershad lives a leisurely life in jail". India Today. Retrieved 2019-01-24.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Mosharraf sued over Niko bribery". The Daily Star. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  7. "Niko deals illegal". The Daily Star. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.


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