Md Zakir Hossain

Md Zakir Hossain
জাকির হোসেন
Minister of State for Primary and Mass Education
In office
7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMostafizur Rahman
Succeeded byRumana Ali
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Kurigram-4
In office
3 January 2019 – 7 January 2024
Preceded byRuhul Amin
Personal details
Born (1966-07-02) 2 July 1966 (age 58)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Md Zakir Hossain (born 2 July 1966)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kurigram-4 constituency.[1] He is a former state minister of Primary and Mass Education.

Career

Hossain was elected to the parliament on 30 December 2018 from Kurigram-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He was appointed the state minister of primary and mass education in the fourth Hasina cabinet.[2]

On 26 November 2023, the Awami League announced the final list of its 298 candidates to contest the 2024 national election, which did not include Hossain.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Constituency 28_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Those who are new state ministers". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Hasan, Rashidul (26 November 2023). "AL nomination: Many controversial lawmakers left out". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 November 2023.