Syed_Mokbul_Hossain
Syed Makbul Hossain
Bangladeshi politician (1946–2022)
Syed Makbul Hossain (Bengali: সৈয়দ মকবুল হোসেন; 1946 – 16 March 2022), also known as Lechu Mia (Bengali: লেচু মিঞা), was a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was twice a member of parliament (1986 and 2001) and held the Sylhet-6 (Beanibazar-Golapganj) seat.[1][2][3]
Dr. Syed Makbul Hossain | |
|---|---|
সৈয়দ মকবুল হোসেন (লেচু মিয়া) | |
| Sylhet-6 Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Lutfur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | AKM Gouach Uddin |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Nurul Islam Nahid |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Islam Nahid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 Sylhet, Assam Province, British Raj |
| Died | 16 March 2022 (aged 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Awami League Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Sajeda Parveen |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta University of Dhaka |
| Nickname | Lechu Mia |
Syed Makbul Hossain was born in 1946 in the village of Sundisail in West Amura Union, Golapganj, Sylhet, British Raj. He obtained both his BA and MA in History from the University of Dhaka. He later obtained his PhD from the University of Calcutta. His wife was Sajeda Parveen. He had one son, Syed Tanvir Hossain, and one daughter, Syeda Adiba Hussain.[4]
Syed Makbul Hossain actively participated in the war of liberation. He started his career as a government official after the independence of Bangladesh.[4]
He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Tangail District. He resigned from the post of Deputy Secretary in 1975 and started his business.[5] He was the Founder of Syed Makbul Hossain High School and Degree College in his birthplace Sundisail village. He was also the founder of many educational institutions.[4]
Political life
Subsequently his careers in business and politics began. he joined the Awami League. After 1991, he joined the BNP. He participated in the elections of the national parliament three times. He was twice an independent member of parliament (1986 and 2001) in Sylhet-6 (Beanibazar-Golapganj) seat.[1][2] He stood as an independent candidate for the seat in the 2008 election, but was defeated.[4]
Syed Makbul Hossain died on 16 March 2022, at the age of 75.[6][4]
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- "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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- "Former Sylhet MP Syed Maqbool Hossain is no more". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- দুর্ঘটনাকবলিত কারখানার মালিক সিলেটের সাবেক সাংসদ সৈয়দ মকবুল হোসেন. dibalok.com (in Bengali). 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "সিলেট-৬ আসনের সাবেক এমপি বিশিষ্ট শিল্পপতি লেচু মিয়ার ইন্তেকাল" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.