Background
Hossain was born on 1 October 1951 in Dashar village, Madaripur. His father was Late Syed Atahar Ali and his mother was Late Syeda Sufia Ali.
Hossain was born on 1 October 1951 in Dashar village, Madaripur. His father was Late Syed Atahar Ali and his mother was Late Syeda Sufia Ali.
He completed his Bachelors in Business Management from The University of Dhaka in 1972 and Masters in 1974.
He was the Communication Minister of Bangladesh and minister of state Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives from 2009 to 2012. Hossain married Khwaja Nargis Hossain in September 1979. He has two daughtersSyeda Rubaiyat Hossain and Syeda Iffat Hossain.
After completing his Education from The University of Dhaka, Abul Hossain joined Government Service and later ventured into business.
He founded SAHCO International Limited and SAHCO non-governmental organization in 1975. He performed as a State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives of the previous Government and as a Communication Minister in current government.
Abul Hasan was among the eight others from Padma bridge graft case. In 2012 World Bank alleged that Hossain was one of the corruption conspirator in the Padma Bridge tender.
However, Hossain never admitted that he was involved in corruption while serving as the Communications Minister of Bangladesh.
He resigned from his office on 23 July 2012.
He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League and served as a member of the Parliament of Bangladesh since 1991. He is the International Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.
He was the founding Member of Boao Forum for Asia, which was conceived in 2001 in Hainan Province, China. Syed Abul Hossain has been elected as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament in four successive general elections in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2009.