State Minister for Information and Broadcasting -Mohammad A. Arafat

Educationist Mohammad Ali Arafat became a Member of Parliament for Dhaka-17 Constituency after the death of actor Faruk. After that, he won the 12th National Parliament election from the same seat and became the State Minister of the 12th National Parliament. Mohammad A. Arafat has been appointed as the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. Dr.  Hasan Mahmud was in charge of this ministry as a minister in the last term.

Educationist Mohammad A. Arafat has been working as a ‍‍`think tank‍‍` of Awami League for a long time.

He is also Professor of Strategic Management and Policy at Canadian University of Bangladesh and Chairman of Suchinta Foundation. Mohammad A. Arafat has written many articles in the national and international media on various topics such as Bangladesh‍‍`s economic development and challenges, transit and connectivity, appropriate policies for the power sector, war crimes justice, political development and democracy in Bangladesh, etc.

Before that, he became a member of the Central Executive Committee of Awami League in December 2022.