| Office | State Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
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|---|---|
| Term start | 10 October 2001 |
| Term end | 18 June 2005
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| Predecessor | Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu |
| Successor | K. M. Khalid
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| Born | 1936/37
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| Died | Template:Death date and given age |
| Place of death | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi
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| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Zeenat Mosharraf
|
A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain (1936/37 – 17 October 2020)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a state minister of energy and mineral resources from 10 October 2001 until his resignation on 18 June 2005.[2] He was a 2-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-5 constituency.[3]
Career
Hossain served as a bureaucrat in the administration of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[4] He was elected to the parliament from Mymensingh-5 in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] He served as the state minister of energy and mineral resources in the Second Khaleda Cabinet from October 2001 to June 2005.[6][7] He was removed from office on allegation of corruption regarding Niko resources.[4]
Hossain was nominated from BNP for the Mymensingh-4 in 2008 Bangladeshi general election but he failed to win the election.[5]
Corruption charges
Hossain received a Toyota Land Cruiser, 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.[8] Niko sued Bangladesh in 2010 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank.[9]
Personal life
Hossain was married to Zeenat Mosharraf, a former Jatiya Sangsad member of Jatiya Party.[10]
Hossain died on 17 October 2020 at a hospital in Dhaka. He was infected with the COVID-19 virus.[11]
References
- ↑ করোনায় মারা গেলেন সাবেক জ্বালানি প্রতিমন্ত্রী মোশাররফ হোসেন. The Daily Star Bangla(2020-10-17). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ Mosharraf quits over Niko car controversy. The Daily Star(2005-06-19). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ↑ List of 8th Parliament Members. www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dubious leaderships, graft led to gas crisis. archive.thedailystar.net.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rawshan lone woman runner in Mymensingh. The Daily Star(18 December 2008).
- ↑ AKM Mosharraf asked to surrender before trial court. The Daily Star(4 November 2008).
- ↑ AKM Mosharraf, ex-MP Milon freed on bail. The Daily Star(24 September 2008).
- ↑ Mosharraf sued over Niko bribery. The Daily Star(13 February 2012).
- ↑ Niko deals illegal. The Daily Star(25 August 2017).
- ↑ Ex-President of Bangladesh Hussain Mohammed Ershad lives a leisurely life in jail. India Today. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ↑ BNP leader Mosharraf Hossain dies. The Daily Star(2020-10-17). Retrieved 2020-10-18.