Mahbubul Alam Hanif

Mahbubul Alam Hanif is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is a former member of parliament for Kushtia-3 served in 2014. Currently he is a joint general secretary of the Awami League.^[1][2] He worked at the Prime Minister's Office as special assistant to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 2009 to 2013.

Mahbubul Alam Hanif
মাহবুবউল আলম হানিফ
Hanif in 2023
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Kushtia-3
In office 29 January 2014 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu
Joint General Secretary of Awami League
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 December 2021
Personal details
Born	(1959-01-01) 1 January 1959 (age 66) Kushtia, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Awami League
Spouse	Fouzia Alam
Relatives	Abdur Rab Serniabat
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Dhaka College

Early life and education

Hanif was born on 1 January 1959 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Sholadag in Bheramara, Kushtia District, East Pakistan.^[3] As his father was a railway official, he grew up in Pakshi Railway Colony, and it was here that he completed his primary and secondary education. His elder brother was the son-in-law of three-time minister Abdur Rab Serniabat.

After passing HSC examination with good grade from Dhaka College, he became a student of the University of Dhaka in the Department of Management.^[4]

Career

Hanif was elected joint general secretary of the Awami League in 2009.^[5] He worked at the Prime Minister's Office as special assistant to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from 2009 to 2013. During his service in PMO, he demanded the nomination for Kushtia-2, whose incumbent was Hasanul Haq Inu, president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.^[6] He was fired from his job by the Ministry of Public Administration.^[6] He was given the nomination for Kushtia-3 and was elected as an Awami League candidate.^[7][8]

Hanif supported the construction of Medical College and Haripur Bridge, construction of Kushtia Bypass Road, and Kushtia District stadium.^[9][10] In addition, a swimming pool has been constructed in Kushtia city and many roads have been constructed in the vicinity.^[11]

Construction of 1000 MW power landing station has been completed in Kushtia. And 350 MW power has been connected to Bheramara Combined Cycle Power Plant. The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Shishu Park is being constructed on about 35 acres of land on the banks of Gorai river.^[11]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Hanif's home in Kushtia was burned down and destroyed with an excavator in February 2025.^[12]