Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid
Technocrat minister · Not an MP
Profile
Mohammad Amin ur Rashid (Yasin) is Minister for Fisheries and Livestock and Minister for Agriculture, appointed under the technocrat quota. When he took the oath on 17 February 2026 he was also responsible for the Ministry of Food; since 25 March he has been in charge of these two ministries. An industrialist and exporter, Amin ur Rashid is chairman of Lalmai Group. He is not a member of parliament.
He was born on 23 January 1958 in Cumilla district; his father is Ali Mia and his mother Amena Begum.
As one of the pioneers of the country's footwear industry, he has led various companies including Lalmai Footwear Limited, Arku Industries Manufacturing Limited, Baby Nutrition Limited, Lalmai Food Products, Organic Nutrition Limited and Arku Foods Limited. His companies have received the National Export Trophy (gold and silver) 12 times, and he has been selected a Commercially Important Person (CIP) 13 times. He founded Barapara Amena Begum Girls' High School in Cumilla.
In February 1996 he was elected MP for Cumilla-9 in the election to the 6th Parliament. He was president of the Cumilla Kotwali thana BNP. He was a member of the BNP's national executive committee from 2001 to 2009, joint secretary for agriculture affairs from 2010 to 2016, and secretary for relief and rehabilitation affairs from 2016 to 2025. He was general secretary of the Cumilla South district BNP from 2009 to 2022, and its convener from 30 May 2022 to 2025. On 12 March 2025 he became a member of the party chairperson's advisory council. In the 2026 election, at the request of party chairman Tarique Rahman, he withdrew his candidacy for Cumilla-6 and campaigned for the party's candidate, Manirul Haque Chowdhury. His wife is Mosammat Tahmina Akter; they have two sons, Iftekhar Rashid and Enayet Rashid.
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Sources: bssnews.net, Wikipedia (English), tbsnews.net; the list of responsibilities is the Cabinet Division’s. Checked up to 17 September 2026. If you see a mistake, let us know.