Mahboob Rahman Ruhel

Mahboob Rahman Ruhel (born 8 July 1970) is a Bangladeshi politician, businessman and film producer. He is the Chairman, The Peninsula Chittagong Limited since 30 October 2014. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film and Best Screenplay awards for the film No Dorai (2019). He is the founder and Chairman of ShowMotion Limited which owns the  Star Cineplex movie theaters. Additionally, he is the managing director of Sayeman Beach Resort.

Background and education
Mahboob's father Mosharraf Hossain is a Awami League politician, having previously served as Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chittagong-1 constituency and a former minister of the government of Bangladesh. Mahboob earned his bachelor's degree in information systems and computer science from the University of Texas at Arlington and an MBA from Aalto University Executive Education.

Political career
Mahboob Rahman entered the local politics of Mirsarai in 2024 as the candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. Mahboob has won the election his debut election in Chittagong-1 (Mirsarai) seat. He got of 89,064 votes, while his closest rival candidate Md Giyas Uddin got 52,995 votes.