Mosharraf Hossain

Mosharraf Hossain (known as Engineer Mosharraf Hossain; 12 January 1943 – 21 June 2026) was a Bangladeshi politician and industrialist. He was a member of the Bangladesh Parliament and the minister of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works from 2014 until 2016. After his graduation from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore in 1966 he joined politics and was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) of what was then East Pakistan in 1970. In the political arena, he is the presidium member (no. 1), the highest policy-making post of the Awami League, the oldest and traditional political organisation of the country. His constituency is Chittagong-1 (Mirsharai). He served the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the Awami League government in 1996. He made significant contributions to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He served as the minister in charge of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works till 6 January 2019.

Political career Mosharraf Hossain began his political career as a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Council in 1970. He fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. He was elected a member of parliament in 1973, 1986, 2008, 2014, and 2018. In August 2013, Hossain was included in the Awami League Central Working Committee. After the general election in 1996, Hossain was appointed the Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism. In 2014, he was appointed the Minister of Public Works and Housing.

In January 2019, Hossain was among a number of senior Awami League leaders who were dropped from the new cabinet of ministers. After serving seven terms as a member of parliament from Chittagong-1, Mosharraf Hossain handed his nomination to his son, Mahboob Rahman (Ruhel), who was elected in the 12th national polls on 7 January 2024.

Business career Hossain was co-owner of Sayeman Beach Resort. His father Sayedur Rahman built the hotel in 1964. He converted it into a resort with 75 rooms as the new owner.

Personal life and death Hossain was born in Chittagong, Bengal Province, British India on 12 January 1943. He was married to Ayesha Sultana.

Following the political transition and the fall of the Awami League administration, Hossain was arrested by law enforcement officers in the Basundhara Residential Area of Dhaka on 27 October 2024. He faced multiple charges and was held at the Chittagong Central Jail before falling ill. Due to deteriorating health, including diabetes and dementia, he was hospitalised and eventually secured bail for all cases on 14 August 2025.

While undergoing medical treatment at the Square Hospital, Hossain's condition deteriorated and he died at around 10:20 p.m. on 13 May 2026, at the age of 83.