A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain


A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former State Minister of Energy.

Career

Hossain served a bureaucrat in the administration of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad. He was elected to Parliament from Mymensingh-5 in 1996 and 2001 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served as the State Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in the Second Khaleda Cabinet of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served as the State Minister from October 2001 to June 2005. He has removed from office on allegation of corruption regarding Niko resources. He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party for the Mymensingh-4 in 2008 Bangladesh General Election.

Personal life

Hossain is married to Zeenat Mosharraf, a former Member of Parliament of Jatiya Party.

Humanitarian Work

Hossain is the founder of A.K.M Mosharraf Hossain High School, Mosharraf Nagar High School in Muktagacha, Mymensingh.

Corruption

Hossain received a Land Cruiser Jeep, 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. Niko sued Bangladesh in 2010 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank.