Amin ur Rashid Yasin
Amin ur Rashid Yasin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Yasin 2026 | |
| Minister for Food | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Ali Imam Majumder |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Jahangir Alam Chowdhury |
| Minister for Fisheries and Livestock | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Farida Akhter |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Comilla-9 | |
| In office 19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Monirul Haq Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Kamal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1958 Cumilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Amin ur Rashid Yasin (born 23 January 1958)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent minister of food, agriculture, fisheries and livestock since February 2026.[2]
Career
Yasin served as the chairman of Lalmai Group. He served as Managing Director/Director of Lalmai Footwear Limited, Arku Industries Manufacturing Limited, Baby Nutrition Limited, Lalmai Food Products, Organic Nutrition Limited (Functional Food) and Arku Foods Limited.
Yasin is a member of the Chairperson’s Advisory Council of BNP, joint secretary for agriculture Affairs (2010-2016), relief and Rehabilitation Affairs secretary (2016–2025) and a member of the national Executive Committee (2001-2009), convener (2022–2025) and general secretary (2009–2022) of Cumilla South District BNP.[1]
Yasin was elected to Jatiya Sangsad represnting the Comilla-9 (Sadar South–Lalmai Upazila) constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in February 1996.[3] He failed to win the same consituency contested in 2008 and 2018 Bangladeshi general elections.
Personal life
Yasin is married to Musammat Tahmina Akter. They have two sons, Iftekhar Rashid and Enayet Rashid.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Biography of Honorable Minister". Ministry of Food. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "List of 6th Jatiya Sangshad members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangshad (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.