Khondkar Delwar Hossain
8th General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
In office 3 September 2007 – 16 March 2011
Chairperson	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan
Succeeded by	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
5th Chief Whip of Parliament
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Speaker	Jamiruddin Sircar
Preceded by	Abul Hasnat Abdullah
Succeeded by	Md. Abdus Shahid
In office 5 April 1991 – 30 March 1996
Speaker	Abdur Rahman Biswas Sheikh Razzaque Ali
Preceded by	M. A. Sattar
Succeeded by	Abul Hasnat Abdullah
Member of Parliament for Manikganj-1
In office 5 April 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman
Succeeded by	A. B. M. Anowarul Haque
Personal details
Born	(1933-02-01)1 February 1933 Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	16 March 2011(2011-03-16) (aged 78) Singapore City, Singapore
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation	Politician
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2005)

Khondkar Delwar Hossain (1 February 1933 – 16 March 2011) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. ^[1] He served as the secretary general of the party. ^[2] He was elected five times as a Member of Parliament from constituency Manikganj-1 (Ghior-Doulatpur). ^[2]

Delwar was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2005 by the government of Bangladesh. ^{[3] [1]}

Early life and career

Delwar was born in Manikganj in 1933. He obtained his law degree from the University of Dhaka in 1955 and was considered to be an excellent law student. He started his political career through the Bengali Language Movement in 1952. He also contested the 1954 elections from the Jukta Front. ^[2] In the 1970 Pakistani general election he stood as a nominee of the National Awami Party faction led by Muzaffar Ahmed (NAP (M)). ^[4]

Hossain died on 16 March 2011 at the age of 78 in a hospital in Singapore City. ^{[2] [1]}

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