Kazim Hosein

The Honourable
Kazim Hosein
Senator
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 October 2016
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 March, 2022
Personal details
PartyPeople's National Movement (PNM)

Kazim Hosein is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement.[1]

Career

As a teenager, Hosein started work in the office of the San Fernando Borough Corporation (SFBC).[2] Both he and his father, Rakeeb Hosein, were mayors of San Fernando.[3] He was head of the San Fernando City Corporation’s hurricane relief campaign in Haiti.[4]

In 2016 he was appointed to the Senate, where he was the only Muslim in the Cabinet.[5] In March 2022, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries.[6] Until then he was Minister of Rural Development and Local Government.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Kazim Hosein – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  2. ↑ Mohammed, Susan (2016-10-30). "From clerk, to mayor to minister". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  3. ↑ Webb, Yvonne (2023-07-20). "Agriculture Minister: 'I called for Dad to step down as San Fernando mayor – then hid'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  4. ↑ Douglas, Sean (2016-11-01). "MOVING ON UP". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  5. ↑ Ransome, Debbie (2018-10-18). "Trinidad and Tobago: Prime Minister Rowley Cannot Count Indians". The Round Table. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  6. ↑ MALFAdmin (2022-03-23). "Incoming Agriculture Minister's Message to Staff: "I am here to work with all of you"". Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  7. ↑ Webb, Yvonne (2021-04-17). "Senator Kazim Hosein: 'Khan in high spirits hours before his passing'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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