Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Comilla-3
- Terms
- 6
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
- —
- Cabinet role
- Minister of Religious Affairs
Minister of Religious Affairs; leading Hajj 2026 logistics reform and publicly pledging protection of religious minorities
Recent activity
- 2026-05-16 constituency_visit Organised a public reception for PM Tarique Rahman on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Eliotganj, Comilla; drew participants including imams, freedom fighters, farmers, and women beneficiaries of government programmes ↗
- 2026-05-11 speech Addressed BSRF Dialogue at Secretariat media centre; urged citizens to remain vigilant against threats to democratic continuity and called on journalists to support female colleagues and combat drug trafficking ↗
- 2026-04-22 speech Informed Jatiya Sangsad of government Hajj management initiatives including Makkah Route Initiative (Saudi immigration completed at Dhaka airport), 19-doctor medical centre at Hajj camp, and direct baggage delivery to Makkah/Madinah accommodation ↗
- 2026-04-01 statement Warned that Hajj agencies will face punitive action if pilgrims under their management are mistreated; pledged best possible services for Hajj 2026 ↗
- 2026-02-28 statement Stated he would resign the ministership if he failed to stop persecution of religious minorities; pledged zero tolerance on communal violence ↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as Minister of Religious Affairs in PM Tarique Rahman's cabinet on the day of parliamentary oath-taking ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Winner vote count 159,291 confirmed by BSS (primary/official) and Prothom Alo. Runner-up: Md Yousuf Sohel (Jamaat-e-Islami), 109,599 votes per BSS (Prothom Alo shows 109,595 -- 4-vote discrepancy; BSS figure used as official). Raw margin: 49,692 votes. Total valid votes not published by EC or any source at time of verification; vote_share_percent, runner_up_vote_share, total_valid_votes, and margin_percent are null -- do not impute. Nine candidates contested; other seven received negligible votes (no individual breakdown published). Term count 6 confirmed by multiple Bangla sources (Daily Inqilab, Jugantor, Kaler Kantho, Daily Nayadiganta) all using 'ষষ্ঠবারের মতো সংসদ সদস্য'. Wikipedia's 'seven-term' language refers to seven candidacies, not victories -- he lost the 2008 election and the 2026 win is his 6th electoral victory. Prior terms run 1986-1988 (Jatiya Party), 1988-1991 (Jatiya Party), 1996-2001 (Jatiya Party), 2001-2006 (BNP, State Minister of Religious Affairs 2002-2003), 2008-2014 (BNP; note: Wikipedia lists 9th Parliament 2008-2014 but some sources suggest he may have won in 2008 -- term list cross-checked against bangladesherkhabor.net profile). Criminal case: grenade attack conviction (life imprisonment, 2018) fully vacated -- High Court acquittal December 2024, Supreme Court Appellate Division upheld September 4, 2025; no ongoing criminal proceedings. Education not disclosed in any public source; EC affidavit PDF not accessible. Returned to Bangladesh December 28, 2024 after 13 years abroad (citing security concerns during Awami League era). Constituency covers only Muradnagar Upazila; no 2024 delimitation change confirmed.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360777
- https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/qak2b1huad
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazi_Shah_Mofazzal_Hossain_Kaikobad
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comilla-3
- https://dailyinqilab.com/bangladesh/news/864826
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/six-time-mp-kaikobad-become-religious-affairs-minister-1364366
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/governance/news/who-gets-which-ministry-inside-bnps-cabinet-line-4108521
- https://www.bangladesherkhabor.net/politics/41900
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/380394
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/386204
- https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2026/05/16/406001