A. Z. M. Zahid Hossain

A. Z. M. Zahid Hossain is a Bangladeshi politician and physician. He is the national standing committee member and vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is also the personal doctor of Khaleda Zia. Previously he served as the general secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association and Doctors Association of Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Zahid was born on December 25, 1960, in Gafargaon, Mymensingh. His ancestral home is in Putimara Union, Nawabganj Upazila, Dinajpur district.
Zahid Hossain obtained his MBBS degree from Mymensingh Medical College in 1983. He obtained his FCPS degree from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1997, his MS degree in Urology from Dhaka University in 2001, his FCPS from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan in 2004, and his FRCP fellowship from Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK in 2006.

Career

Zahid Hossain joined the politics of the nationalist Chhatra Dal while studying at Mymensingh Medical College. Later, he served as the secretary general of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh, a pro-BNP doctors' organization, and the United Professionals Council. Then he was made personal physician of Khaleda Zia. He also served as a Professor of Urology at Bangladesh Medical University.
On 16 August 2024, he was made national standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.