Amin ur Rashid Yasin

Amin ur Rashid Yasin
Yasin 2026
Minister for Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2026
President
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byJahangir Alam Chowdhury
Minister for Fisheries and Livestock
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2026
President
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byFarida Akhter
Minister for Food
In office
17 February – 25 March 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byAli Imam Majumder
Member of Parliament
In office
19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byMonirul Haq Chowdhury
Succeeded byMustafa Kamal
ConstituencyComilla-9
Personal details
Born (1958-01-23) 23 January 1958
Cumilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Amin ur Rashid Yasin (born 23 January 1958)[1] widely known as Haji Yasin, is a Bangladeshi politician, businessman and exporter. He is involve with Bangladesh Nationalist Party as politician and the incumbent minister of food, agriculture, fisheries and livestock since February 2026.[2]

Early life and education

He was born on 23 January 1958 in Comilla District, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His father was Ali Mia and his mother is Amena Begum.

Career

Yasin served as the chairman of Lalmai Group. He served as Managing Director/Director of Lalmai Footwear Limited, Arku Industries Manufacturing Limited, Baby Nutrition Limited, Lalmai Food Products, Organic Nutrition Limited (Functional Food) and Arku Foods Limited.

Yasin is a member of the Chairperson’s Advisory Council of BNP, joint secretary for agriculture Affairs (2010-2016), relief and Rehabilitation Affairs secretary (2016–2025) and a member of the national Executive Committee (2001-2009), convener (2022–2025) and general secretary (2009–2022) of Cumilla South District BNP.[1]

Yasin was elected to Jatiya Sangsad represnting the Comilla-9 (Sadar South–Lalmai Upazila) constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in February 1996.[3] He failed to win the same constituency contested in 2008 and 2018 Bangladeshi general elections.

Personal life

Yasin is married to Musammat Tahmina Akter. They have two sons, Iftekhar Rashid and Anayet Rashid.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography of Honorable Minister". Ministry of Food. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "List of 6th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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