Md. Mahbub Hossain

Md Mahbub Hossain
মোঃ মাহবুব হোসেন
Official portrait, 2023
24th Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
In office
3 January 2023 – 13 October 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister
Preceded byKabir Bin Anwar
Succeeded bySheikh Abdur Rashid
Personal details
Born (1964-10-13) October 13, 1964
Barisal District, East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh)
SpouseDina Haque
Alma mater

Md. Mahbub Hossain (born 13 October 1964) is a retired Bangladesh civil servant and former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.[1][2] Prior to this position, he was Senior Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.[3][4] He also served as the chairperson of Titas Gas[5] and Gas Transmission Company Limited.[6] He served as the chairman of Omera LPG as nominee of MJL Bangladesh Limited.[7] He served as a director of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited.[8]

Early life

Hossain was born on 13 October 1965 in Patarchar, Muladi Upazila, Barisal District.[9] In 1979, Hossain completed his S.S.C from Barisal Residential Model College which was converted to Barishal Cadet College.[9] He completed his H.S.C from Brojomohun College, Barisal two years later.[9] He completed his undergraduate and masters in sociology from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1985.[9] He did an M.B.A. from the University of North London and a Master in Gender and Development from the University of Melbourne, Australia.[9]

Career

Hossain joined the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 December 1989 in 1986 batch.[9]

Hossain was a Trainer of the National Academy for Planning and Development.[9] He was a former Deputy Chief in charge of gender affairs at the Health Economics Unit.[9] He was a former director of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust.[9] He was a former Secretary of the Dhaka South City Corporation.[9] He also served in the Prime Minister's Office.[9]

Hossain was promoted to Senior Secretary on 31 December 2019.[9] He served in the Ministry of Education as secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division.[9]

In December 2021, Hossain was appointed as a Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources replacing Anisur Rahman who went on retirement.[3][9]

Hossain was the vice-president of the Dhaka University Sociology Alumni Association and a member of the Australia Alumni Association Bangladesh.[9] He was a member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[10] He was the chairperson of Gas Transmission Company Limited.[11]

In April 2022, Hossain met Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to discuss the supply of natural gas to garment factories.[12] He inaugurated Kailashtilla Gas Field of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited in 2022.[13]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, a murder case was filed against Hossain by Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Mohammad Zaman Hossain Khan over the death of a protestor in July 2024.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdur Rashid appointed as cabinet secretary". Daily Sun. 8 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mahbub Hossain made new Cabinet Secretary". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  3. 1 2 "Govt transfers six secretaries". New Age. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Bangabandhu was a great strategist: Energy Advisor". UNB. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  5. ↑ "BGMEA calls for smooth gas supply to industries". The Business Standard. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division and Chairman of GTCL Board Md Mahbub Hossain". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Board of Directors – Omera LPG". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  8. ↑ "Board of Directors | Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited". www.kafcobd.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Energy & Power Magazine". ep-bd.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies". www.biiss.org. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  11. ↑ "GTCL chair visits HQ". New Age. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  12. ↑ "BGMEA urges government to cut illegal gas connections". Textile News, Apparel News, RMG News, Fashion Trends. 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  13. ↑ "Kailash Tila starts gas supply to national grid". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  14. ↑ Rahman, Arifur (2024-11-11). "53 former secretaries made accused in attempt to a murder case". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
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