Mohammed Kamal Hossain

Mohammed Kamal Hossain is the member of parliament for Dhaka-5 (wards 48, 49, 50 and 60 to 70 of Dhaka South City Corporation) in the 13th Parliament. He has entered Parliament for the first time, nominated by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. In Parliament he is a member of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Commerce. In the party he is a member of the central Majlis-e-Shura and assistant secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Jamaat.

Kamal Hossain was born on 5 June 1976 in Shaharasti upazila, Chandpur district. His father, the late Maulana Mohammad Abul Khayer, was an Islamic scholar, teacher, imam and social worker. His mother is Afia Khatun. He grew up in a family of eleven siblings.

He obtained a bachelor's degree with honours and a master's degree in statistics from Jagannath University, and an MBA from Bangladesh Islami University. As a student he made a name for himself as a debater. He began his career as an officer of Bangladesh Islami University. Later, to become more active in politics and social service, he left the job and took up business and social work.

His organisational life began in Islami Chhatra Shibir. In the organisation he served as president of the Khilgaon thana unit, president of Dhaka Metropolitan East and a member of the central executive council. In 2007 he joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and from 2012 to 2018 he served as ameer of the Motijheel thana unit.

In the election to the 13th Parliament held on 12 February 2026, he was elected as the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate with 96,641 votes under the scales symbol. He is married and the father of three children.

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