Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan

Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan (19 September 1939 – 5 May 2012)^[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament from Bhola-1. He was elected to parliament 6 times from Bhola.^[2] He was a former state minister of religious affairs.^[3]

Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan
State Minister of Religious Affairs
In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
State Minister of Water Resources
In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Member of Parliament
In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded by	Tofail Ahmed
Succeeded by	Andaleeve Rahman
Constituency	Bhola-1
In office September 1991 – June 1996
Preceded by	Siddiqur Rahman
Succeeded by	Tofail Ahmed
Constituency	Bhola-2
In office 1979–1986
Preceded by	Tofail Ahmed
Succeeded by	Sunil Kumar Gupta
Constituency	Barisal-1
Personal details
Born	(1939-09-19)19 September 1939 Bhola, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	5 May 2012(2012-05-05) (aged 72) Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Birth and early life

Shahjahan was born on 19 September 1939 in Bhola District.^[1]

Career

Shahjahan joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party soon after Ziaur Rahman founded the party. He became the organizing secretary of Khulna District unit of the party. In 1991 he was made the state minister for water resources in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and in 2001 he was appointed state minister of religious affairs in the second cabinet of Khaleda Zia.^[2][4]

Death

Shahjahan died on 5 May 2012 in United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[2]