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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amir Hossain Amu
| native_name = আমির হোসেন আমু
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Amir Hossain Amu.jpg
| caption = Amu in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jhalokati]], [[British India]]
| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Industries (Bangladesh)|Minister of Industries]]
| primeminister1 = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
| term_start1 = January 2014
| term_end1 = December 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Dilip Barua]]
| successor1 = [[Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Food (Bangladesh)|Minister of Food]]
| primeminister2 = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
| term_start2 = March 2000
| term_end2 = July 2001<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baxter |first1=Craig|author1-link = Craig Baxter |last2=Rahman |first2=Syedur |year=2003 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PWKCmtu-RT4C&pg=PA232 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=232 |isbn=978-0-8108-4863-4}}</ref>
| predecessor2 = [[A. Z. M. Naziruddin]]
| successor2 =
| office = [[Member of parliament#Bangladesh|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency_MP =
| predecessor = [[Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto]]
| term_start = January 2009
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
| constituency = [[Jhalokati-2]]
| parliamentarygroup = [[Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)|Grand Alliance]]
| leader = [[Sheikh Hasina]]
}}

'''Amir Hossain Amu''' (born 1 January 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician, the incumbent Member of Parliament from [[Jhalokati-2]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english |title=List of 11th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |date=10 January 2022}}</ref> and served as the [[Ministry of Industries (Bangladesh)|Minister of Industries]] during 2014–2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pressinform.portal.gov.bd/site/page/773a8ddf-c411-4654-9ba9-d821147e1a40|title=Press Information Department (PID), Government of Bangladesh|website=pressinform.portal.gov.bd|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313165211/http://pressinform.portal.gov.bd/site/page/773a8ddf-c411-4654-9ba9-d821147e1a40|archive-date=13 March 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref> He is currently the coordinator and spokesman for the [[Awami League]]-led 14-party [[Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)|Grand Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Correspondent|last2=bdnews24.com|title=Amir Hossain Amu named coordinator of Awami League-led 14-party alliance|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2020/07/08/amir-hossain-amu-named-coordinator-of-awami-league-led-14-party-alliance|access-date=2021-12-04|website=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

== Birth and education ==
Amu was born on 1 January 1940 in Jhalakathi subdivision of [[Barisal District|Barisal district]]. His father Mohammad Moazzem Hossain and mother Aklima Khatun. He obtained BA from [[Brojomohun College|Barisal BM College]] in 1965 and LLB from Barisal Law College in 1968. He earned graduation degree in history from the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moind.portal.gov.bd/site/page/bb6b8e96-7d2e-4bf5-9d2b-834db6088607|title=Minister's profile|date=8 February 2016|website=Ministry of Industries, Government of Bangladesh|url-status=|access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
On 23 July 2003, Amu's house in [[Jhalokati District]] was vandalized by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists who destroyed the boundary, door, and windows of the house.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amu's residence damaged by JCD, Jubo Dal men |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/23/d30723030128.htm |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=archive.thedailystar.net |publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref>

When party president [[Sheikh Hasina Wajed]] was exiled by the [[Caretaker government of Bangladesh]] (2006–08), Amu became one of top leaders who preserved and represented the party in her absence.<ref name="C">{{cite web|title=Hasina, Amu trade blames |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html#3 |publisher=New Age Bangladesh |date=2007-06-24 |access-date=2010-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410121924/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html |archive-date=10 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name="D">{{cite web|title=Hasina warns of plot against AL |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html#e |publisher=New Age Bangladesh |date=2007-06-24 |access-date=2010-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410121924/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html |archive-date=10 April 2008 }}</ref>

However, he also developed differences with Hasina, criticising her for making a pact with the [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[Khelafat Majlish]] party despite the Awami League's policy of [[secularism]], and not discussing it first with other party leaders.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> Sheikh Hasina in turn criticised Amu for appearing supportive of the caretaker government.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> He was the minister of Industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/no-supply-rawhides-hazaribagh-april-1-1197187|title=No supply of rawhides to Hazaribagh from April 1|website=The Daily Star|location=Bangladesh|access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref>

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