Mosleh Uddin Farid
Profile
- Party
- Jamaat-e-Islami
- Constituency
- Jashore-2
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- SSC/HSC: Jhenaidah Cadet College (1977/1979); MBBS: Dhaka Medical College; MRCPCH, FRCPCH, DCH (UK)
- Cabinet role
- —
Active in parliament on health policy and Jessore agricultural university demand; constituency-present in Chaugacha and Jhikargacha areas. Returned from UK renouncing British citizenship to contest the seat.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-22 speech Delivered parliamentary speech proposing zero-cost healthcare reforms: highlighted 1-doctor-per-10,000-population gap, called for inter-ministry coordination under PM oversight to resolve doctor shortage within two months, and recommended a parliamentary cryptocurrency regulation committee. ↗
- 2026-04-21 speech In parliament, demanded establishment of an agricultural university in Jessore citing the region's 70% share of national flower production, an unused 173-acre research facility in Chaugacha, and the 81 km distance to the nearest university for 30 million residents of the southwest. ↗
- 2026-03-08 constituency_visit Attended and addressed International Women's Day discussion at Jhikargacha Upazila Parishad conference room; called for a discrimination-free society as prerequisite for national development; female entrepreneurs received honor certificates. ↗
- 2026-02-21 constituency_visit Received public reception (gono-shomvordona) at BM High School grounds, Jhikargacha; organized by Jamaat-e-Islami Jhikargacha upazila branch; pledged to serve as representative rather than ruler. ↗
Provenance & notes
Winner vote count 1,80,965 vs. runner-up (BNP) Sabira Sultana 1,46,447; margin in raw votes = 34,518. Vote share percentages omitted: total valid votes not reported in primary sources (8 candidates contested; only top-2 vote counts confirmed from BSS). EC affidavit wealth/criminal data not publicly available in accessible sources; no criminal cases found in Wikipedia or news coverage. Nomination was initially challenged on two grounds: (1) a 30,000 taka credit card arrear from a company directorship ~25 years ago (EC hearing Jan 11-16 2026, resolved in his favor); (2) alleged dual citizenship (UK; he submitted proof of citizenship renunciation and was cleared). Born 1961, age 65 at election. First-term MP; no prior parliamentary terms. Renounced British citizenship to return to Bangladesh on Jamaat's call; was working at University Hospitals Birmingham, UK before return. Constituency boundary not changed in 2024 delimitation: Chaugacha and Jhikargacha upazilas unchanged since 1986 recomposition. Jamaat won 5 of 6 Jashore seats in 2026 (BNP won one).
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360548
- https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B9_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessore-2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Jatiya_Sangsad
- https://www.jugantor.com/politics/1092713
- https://www.jugantor.com/national/1092007
- https://amarsokal24.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE/
- https://thenewse.com/%E0%A6%9D%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%9C/
- https://medivoicebd.com/article/33963
- https://viewsbangladesh.com/13th-national-parliament-elections-jessore-district/