Syed Abul Hossain

Syed Abul Hossain
সৈয়দ আবুল হোসেন
Minister of Information and Communication Technology
In office
6 December 2011 – 12 August 2012
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMostafa Faruk Mohammad
Minister of Communications
In office
6 January 2009 – 6 December 2011
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byNazmul Huda
Succeeded byObaidul Quader
State Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
23 June 1996 – 17 August 1997
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Succeeded byMofazzal Hossain Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Madaripur-3
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded bySheikh Shahidul Islam
Succeeded byGanesh Chandra Haldar
In office
14 July 1996 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byTowfiquzzaman Shaheen
Personal details
Born(1951-08-01)1 August 1951
Died25 October 2023(2023-10-25) (aged 72)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
PartyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse
Khwaja Nargis Hossain
(m. 1979)
Children
RelativesShah Ali Baghdadi (ancestor)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
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Syed Abul Hossain (1 August 1951 – 25 October 2023) was a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He was the managing director and chairman of SAHCO International Ltd. He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) for four terms during 1991–1995 and 1996–2014 representing the Madaripur-3 constituency. He served as the minister of information and communication technology (2011–2012), minister of communications (2009–2011) and state minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives (1996–1997).