Kamal Hossain

Bengali lawyer and politician (born 1937)
Person human Q327967
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Kamal Hossain

Summary

Kamal Hossain is a human[1]. He was born in Kolkata[2]. He was born on April 20, 1937[3]. He worked as a judge[4], diplomat[5], and politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kamal Hossain was born in Kolkata[2].
  • Kamal Hossain was born on April 20, 1937[3].
  • Among Kamal Hossain's spouses was Hameeda Hossain[8].
  • A child of Kamal Hossain was Sara Hossain[9].
  • Kamal Hossain held citizenship in Bangladesh[10].
  • Kamal Hossain held citizenship in British Raj[11].
  • Kamal Hossain held citizenship in Pakistan[12].
  • Bangla was Kamal Hossain's native language[13].
  • Kamal Hossain worked as a judge[4].
  • Kamal Hossain worked as a diplomat[5].
  • Kamal Hossain's professions included politician[6].
  • Kamal Hossain held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh[14].
  • Kamal Hossain was educated at Nuffield College[15].
  • Kamal Hossain was educated at University of Michigan[16].
  • Kamal Hossain was educated at St Gregory's School[17].
  • Kamal Hossain is recorded as male[18].
  • Kamal Hossain's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Kamal Hossain was affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League[20].
  • Kamal Hossain was affiliated with the Jatiya Oikyafront[21].
  • Kamal Hossain was affiliated with the Gano Forum[22].
  • Kamal Hossain's Commons category is recorded as Kamal Hossain[23].
  • Kamal Hossain's family name is recorded as Hossain[24].
  • Kamal Hossain's given name is recorded as Kamal[25].
  • Kamal Hossain's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bangla[26].
  • Kamal Hossain's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'কামাল হোসেন'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Kamal Hossain was born in Kolkata[2]. He was born on April 20, 1937[3]. Bangla was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at Nuffield College[15], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1937[30], headquartered in Oxford[31]; University of Michigan[16], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1817[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor[35]; and St Gregory's School[17], a high school[36], in Bangladesh[37], founded in 1882[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include judge[4], diplomat[5], and politician[6]. Kamal Hossain held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh[14].

Personal Life

Kamal Hossain was married to Hameeda Hossain[8]. A child of him was Sara Hossain[9]. Political affiliations include Bangladesh Awami League[20], a political party[39], in Bangladesh[40], founded in 1949[41], headquartered in Dhaka[42]; Jatiya Oikyafront[21], a political party[43], in Bangladesh[44], founded in 2018[45], headquartered in Dhaka[46]; and Gano Forum[22], a political party[47], in Bangladesh[48], founded in 1992[49], headquartered in Dhaka[50].

Why It Matters

Kamal Hossain ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Kamal Hossain born?

Kamal Hossain was born in Kolkata[2].

Who was Kamal Hossain married to?

Kamal Hossain's spouses include Hameeda Hossain[8].

What did Kamal Hossain do for work?

Kamal Hossain worked as judge[4], diplomat[5], and politician[6].

Where did Kamal Hossain go to school?

Kamal Hossain was educated at Nuffield College[15], University of Michigan[16], and St Gregory's School[17].

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation judge, diplomat, politician
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