Kamal Hossain
Bengali lawyer and politician · Bangladesh · On the map · Politicians · Born 1937 · age 89
Kamal Hossain, better known as Dr. Kamal, is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "Father of the Bangladeshi Constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subcontinent. Hossain currently heads his own law firm in Dhaka.
Kamal Hossain is read about 30 times a day, in 10 languages.
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U.S. President Gerald Ford (right) speaks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Kamal Hossain (center) as Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (left) looks on.
Hossain speaking at the University of Dhaka in 2011
Hossain (left) with political activists
Hossain at the premises of Bangladesh's Supreme Court
Hossain welcoming Indian foreign minister Natwar Singh in Dhaka, 2005
Hossain at a meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the interim Government of Bangladesh in 2024.About this person
He retired from political activities and from the post of president of Gano Forum in October 2023.
