![]() He has served on several United Nations commissions as a champion for human rights and founded the People's Forum political party in his country. After his release, he returned to an independent Bangladesh and served as minister of law, minister of foreign affairs and minister of petroleum and minerals. He was arrested and jailed during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Gregory's School in Bandarban and Notre Dame College in Dhaka.Then in just two years he earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana), and three degrees from Oxford, after which he practiced and taught law. ![]() He was educated through Holy Cross schools, including St. Born in India, his family is from Barisal in south central Bangladesh. ![]() This year the University of Notre Dame honored an alumnus, long-time friend, and supporter of the Congregation of Holy Cross by awarding Kamal Hossain an honorary degree as a Doctor of Laws.Īn internationally renowned jurist, Hossain is considered the father of the Bangladeshi constitution, which he drafted in 1972. ![]()
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