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Hussain was born in Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.
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He plays mostly in a defensive role. In 1994, a road traffic accident in Bangladesh left him with a spinal cord injury. He has no function in his hands, some restriction to his arm movement and no movement in his lower body.
Foreign wheelchair rugby Hussain is classified as a "one pointer" or a 1.0 player.
In 1995, when Hussain first saw wheelchair rugby he was not convinced he would enjoy it, thinking there was too much wheelchair contact. A year later, he gave it a try for fun and to regain fitness, after a few training sessions he was attracted to the sport because of its speed and competitive element, and from then on he decided to commit and dedicate himself to the sport.
In 1997, Hussain first started competing in wheelchair rugby during treatment at Stoke Mandeville. From 2007 and 2008, Hussain studied at the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.
In 2008, he was part of the Great Britain team that finished fourth in the Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Afterwards Hussain considered retiring from the game. In September 2010, he was part of the Great Britain team that finished fifth at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Canada. In May 2012, Hussain was named by The British Paralympic Association in its 11-strong Paralympics Great Britain wheelchair rugby team
Hussain plays for the Kent Crusaders and plays mostly in a defensive role on court.
Hussain lives in Whitechapel, London, England. His sporting inspiration is Muhammad Ali, whom he describes as the "ultimate competitor".
In March 2013, along with a three-year-old orphan, Tonbir, Hussain officially unveiled Tower Hamlets Council"s "Catch. Don"t Pass" campaign at the Town Hall in Canary Wharf.
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