Khairat Hossain

Khairat Hossain (14 November 1909 – 10 March 1972) was an Awami League politician and colleague of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

[1] Hossain was born on 14 November 1909 in Barakuti village of Sonarai union of Nilphamari District.

[2] In 1930, Hossain was elected the first Muslim Vice President of the student union of the Carmichael College.

[2] In 1952, Hossain called for a discussion on the ban on Pakistan Observer in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly which was opposed by chief minister of Bengal, Nurul Amin, and rejected by the speaker of the Assembly.

[3] In 1955, Hossain served as Minister of Food, Fish and Animal Husbandry in the United Front cabinet for two and a half years.