S. M. Amzad Hossain

S. M. Amzad Hossain (1927 – 23 October 2013) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic, and politician. He served as a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly from 1962 and as Provincial Minister of Education of East Pakistan from 1965 to 1969, serving in the Second Monem ministry under Governor Abdul Monem Khan. After the independence of Bangladesh, he served as president of the Bangladesh Muslim League.

Early life Hossain was born in 1927 in Deyara village of Khulna District in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now part of Rupsa Upazila, Khulna District, Bangladesh). During his student years, he was a member of the Bengal Provincial Muslim Students League. He completed his secondary education from B. K. Union Institution in 1944 In the same year, he became president of the Khulna Muslim Students League, a position he held for four years. His nephew, Muhammad Nurul Huda, served as Bangladesh's Inspector General of Police. Following his death, a condolence motion was raised in a session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad.

Personal life Hossain was married and had four sons and four daughters. His wife died in 2008.