| Shawkat Hossain Hiron | |
| Office: | 2nd Mayor of Barisal |
| Term Start: | 4 August 2008 |
| Term End: | 15 June 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Awlad Hossain Dilu |
| Successor: | Ahsan Habib Kamal |
| Constituency Mp1: | Barisal-5 |
| Parliament1: | Bangladesh |
| Term Start1: | 5 January 2014 |
| Term End1: | 9 April 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | Majibur Rahman Sarwar |
| Successor1: | Jebunnesa Afroz |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Death Place: | Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Shawkat Hossain Hiron (Bengali: শওকত হোসেন হিরণ) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament for Barisal-5.
Hiron was born on 15 October 1956 in Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[1]
Hiron joined the Jatiya Party (Ershad) in 1986. He joined Bangladesh Awami League 1997. He became the president of the Barisal City unit of the Bangladesh Awami League in 2012. He was elected mayor of Barisal City on 4 August 2008. He lost the reelection of Barisal mayoral election on 15 June 2013. He was elected member of parliament from Barisal-5 on 5 January 2014 uncontested.[2] [3]
Hiron was married to Jebunnesa Afroz.[4]
Hiron died on 9 April 2014 in Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. A by elections was called in his constituency, Barisal-5, after his death. Bangladesh Awami League nominated his wife, Zebunnesa Afroz, to contest the Barisal-5 by election. She won the by-election and was elected to parliament.[5]