M. A. Muhit
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(as Special Assistant)
Mohammad Abdul Muhit | |
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এম এ মুহিত | |
_2026-02-19_(cropped).jpg) Muhit in 2026 | |
| Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Md Sayedur Rahman (as Special Assistant) |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Choyon Islam |
| Constituency | Sirajganj-6 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1969 Dhaka, East Pakistan |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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| Relatives | Abdullah al Mahmood (grandfather) Iqbal Hassan Mahmood (uncle) |
| Education | Dhaka Medical College (MBBS) University of Bristol (MSc) UCL (MSc) LSHTM (PhD) |
Mohammad Abdul Muhit (born 5 October 1969), known as M. A. Muhit,[1] is a Bangladeshi physician and politician from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the incumbent State Minister of Health and Family Welfare and member of Parliament (MP) representing the Sirajganj-6 constituency.[2][3]
Mohammad Abdul Muhit was born on 5 October 1969 in Dhaka to M. A. Matin, a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, and Tashmina Mahmood, a physician and daughter of Abdullah al Mahmood, former Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan.[4]
Muhit completed his undergraduate medical training (MBBS) from Dhaka Medical College and pursued higher studies in the United Kingdom.
Muhit earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Ophthalmology from the University of Bristol, a Master of Science (MSc) in Community Ophthalmology from University College London, and holds a PhD in public health ophthalmology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[5]
Career
Muhit is an ophthalmologist and public health specialist who has worked in eye health, disability services, and higher education administration. He is the chairman and former pro-vice-chancellor of the University of South Asia,[6] vice-chairman at North Bengal Medical College in Sirajganj,[7] and president of the BNSB Eye Hospitals, Sirajganj.[8]
Muhit's published research focuses on childhood eye disease and blindness, barriers to accessing eye care, and childhood disability and rehabilitation in Bangladesh.[5]
Muhit is the founder and president of CSF Global (formerly the Child Sight Foundation),[9] a non-profit organisation that links children with disabilities to medical and eye care treatment, conducts research, and provides disability services.[10]
