Kamal Hossain
| Kamal Hossain | |
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| কামাল হোসেন | |
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| Minister of Law | |
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In office 12 January 1972 – March 1973 |
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| Foreign Minister of Bangladesh | |
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In office March 1973 – August 1975 |
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| President |
Mohammad Mohammadullah Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Prime Minister |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Preceded by | Abdus Samad Azad |
| Succeeded by | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1937 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party |
Gano Forum Bangladesh Awami League (before 1990) |
| Spouse(s) | Hameeda Hossain |
| Residence | Dhaka |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician, statesman and lawyer |
| Known for | The principal author of the Constitution of Bangladesh |
Kamal Hossain (born 20 April 1937) is a Bangladeshi jurist, statesman, politician and freedom fighter. After the independence of Bangladesh, he served as Minister of Law from 1972 to 1973 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1975. He was also the Minister of Energy in 1974. Under his leadership, the Constitution of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Petroleum Act were enacted.
Hossain was awarded a Bachelor of Jurisprudence degree with honours from the University of Oxford in 1957 and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the same institution in 1958. In 1964, he was awarded a Doctorate in International Law. He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn, London.
Hossain accompanied Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in negotiations with Pakistani President General Yahya Khan and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on the transfer of power to the National Assembly following the 1970 election.
Hossain was arrested during the Bangladesh Liberation War in April 1971 by the Pakistani government and kept in custody along with Sheikh Mujib in West Pakistan. He was released together with Mujib when both of them flew to London and then to independent Bangladesh.
After the independence of Bangladesh, Hossain served as the Minister of Law (1972–1973), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973–1975) and Minister of Petroleum and Minerals (1974–1975). One of his earliest tasks as Minister of Law was the drafting of the Constitution of Bangladesh which was completed in 1972. Hossain is regarded as the father of the Bangladeshi constitution.
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