A. Z. M. Zahid Hossain
A. Z. M. Zahid Hossain | |
|---|---|
এ জেড এম জাহিদ হোসেন | |
Hossain in 2025 | |
| Minister for Social Welfare | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sharmeen Murshid |
| Minister for Women and Children Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sharmeen Murshid |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Shibli Sadique |
| Constituency | Dinajpur-6 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain 25 December 1960 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | |
Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain (born 25 December 1960)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician[2][3] and physician.[4][5] He is the incumbent minister for women, children affairs and social welfare.[6] He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dinajpur-6 constituency since February 2026.[1]
Hossain is the national standing committee member and vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[7][8] Previously he served as the general secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association and Doctors Association of Bangladesh.[9][10] He was the personal doctor of Khaleda Zia.[11][12]
Early life and education
Zahid Hossain was born on 25 December 1960, in Gafargaon, Mymensingh.[13] His ancestral home is in Putimara Union, Nawabganj Upazila, Dinajpur district.[13]
Hossain completed his HSC from Dhaka Residential Model College and obtained his MBBS degree from Mymensingh Medical College in 1983.[13] He obtained his FCPS degree from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1997, his MS degree in urology from Dhaka University in 2001, his FCPS from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan in 2004, and his FRCP fellowship from Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK in 2006.[13]
Career
Hossain joined the politics of the nationalist Chhatra Dal while studying at Mymensingh Medical College.[14] Later, he served as the secretary general of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP doctors' organization, and the United Professionals Council.[15][16] Then he was made personal physician of Khaleda Zia.[17][18] He also served as a professor of urology at Bangladesh Medical University.[19]
On 16 August 2024, Hossain was made national standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[20]
References
- ^ a b "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ "Hafiz Uddin, Zahid Hossain promoted to BNP standing committee". Daily Sun. August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Hafizuddin, Zahid Hossain made BNP standing committee members". New Age. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Dr AZM Zahid Hossain dishing out leaflets outside the National Press Club". The Financial Express. 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Khaleda's health condition unchanged: Dr AZM Zahid". United News of Bangladesh. 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Hafiz, Zahid made BNP standing committee member". banglanews24.com. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "BNP Vice Chairman Dr Zahid tests Covid-19 positive". Risingbd. 30 March 2021.
- ^ "বিএনপির স্থায়ী কমিটির সদস্য হলেন হাফিজ ও জাহিদ". Samakal (in Bengali). 16 August 2024.
- ^ "It may be embarrassing to comment before 24 hours: Dr. Zahid". Barta24. 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Khaleda Zia under close observation, says physician". Prothom Alo. 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Process underway to send Khaleda abroad, destination not finalised: Dr Zahid". United News of Bangladesh. 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "পৈতৃক ভূমিতে ধানের শীষ নিয়ে লড়বেন ডা. জাহিদ". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "ছাত্রনেতা থেকে বিএনপির স্থায়ী কমিটিতে দিনাজপুরের সন্তান জাহিদ" (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Dr Zahid made Smmalita Peshajibi Parishad convener, Kader Gani member secy". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Ex-DAB leader Dr Zahid in jail". bdnews24. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia hospitalised in 'very critical' condition". Al Jazeera. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "10-member medical board formed for Khaleda Zia's treatment". The Daily Star. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "BSMMU ex-VC MA Hadi remembered". New Age. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "বিএনপির স্থায়ী কমিটিতে গেলেন মেজর হাফিজ ও জাহিদ হোসেন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024.