Aminul Hoque was born to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bagir Ghat in Golapganj Upazila, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
[3] Aminul Hoque's writing and work focuses on issues of multicultural Britain, identity, social justice, youth policy, religion and race relations.
[11] In July 2015, he was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about his Ramadan memories and the British Bangladeshi community.
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, vetoed his reappointment for a second term in 2021.
The chair of the board, Charles Dunstone, resigned in protest at the government's failure to reappoint Aminul Hoque.
[13] In 2008, Aminul Hoque was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours for his services to youth justice in East London.