Syed Mahibul Hasan

Syed Mahibul Hasan was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sylhet-16 (now defunct) constituency and later joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, serving as a minister under President Ziaur Rahman.^[1]

Syed Mahibul Hasan
সৈয়দ মহিবুল হাসান
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Sylhet-16 (now defunct)
In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
Preceded by	Gias Uddin Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Syed Mohammad Qaisar
Personal details
Born	Chunarughat, Habiganj, British India
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jatiya Party
Children	Syeda Rizwana Hasan

Early life and family

Mahibul Hasan was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds in Narapati Haveli (uttar) in Chunarughat, Habiganj (then under Sylhet district).^[2]

Career

Hasan stood as a Muslim League candidate during an election in 1964 where he successfully won a seat in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.^[3] During the 1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election, he contested as an independent candidate, losing to Awami League politician Manik Chowdhury.

Hasan competed in the 1979 Bangladeshi general election as an independent candidate, winning a seat in the Sylhet-16 constituency.^[4] He later joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as the Minister of Labour in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman. During the presidency of Abdus Sattar, Mahibul Hasan served as the State Minister of Industries and Commerce.^[5][6] In the 1986 Bangladeshi general election, he independently contested for the Habiganj-3 constituency but lost to National Awami Party politician Chowdhury Abdul Hai. Hasan later joined the Jatiya Party, but retired from politics following the 1990 Mass Uprising.

Personal life

Hasan was married to Suraiya Hasan and they had a son and a daughter, Rizwana Hasan. Rizwana is a lawyer and environmentalist.^[7][8]