Syed Makbul Hossain

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Dr.
Syed Makbul Hossain
সৈয়দ মকবুল হোসেন (লেচু মিয়া)
Sylhet-6 Jatiya Sangsad
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byLutfur Rahman
Succeeded byAKM Gouach Uddin
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byNurul Islam Nahid
Succeeded byNurul Islam Nahid
Personal details
Born1946
Sylhet, Assam Province, British Raj
Died16 March 2022 (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyAwami League
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseSajeda Parveen
Children1 son, 1 daughter
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
University of Dhaka
NicknameLechu Mia

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]

Birth and early life[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Syed Makbul Hossain died on 16 March 2022, at the age of 75.[6][4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ খালেদার পাশে বসতে ‘দো-দিল বান্দা’র খরচ ২০ লাখ টাকা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 10 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "সিলেট-৬ আসনের সাবেক এমপি বিশিষ্ট শিল্পপতি লেচু মিয়ার ইন্তেকাল" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

External links[edit]

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