Aftab Uddin Chowdhury
Bangladeshi diplomat and politician
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Aftab Uddin Chowdhury (Bengali: আফতাব উদ্দিন চৌধুরী, (1 March 1912 – 24 July 1985)), also known as Chan Miah (Bengali: চান মিঞা), was a Bangladesh Muslim League politician, diplomat and a former member of parliament for the Mymensingh-10 constituency.
1 March 1912
Aftab Uddin Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
আফতাব উদ্দিন চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-10 | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Enamul Haque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aftabuddin Chowdhury Chan Mia 1 March 1912 |
| Died | 24 July 1985 (aged 73) |
| Party | Bangladesh Muslim League |
| Children | Aman Ullah Chowdhury |
Biography
Chowdhury was born into a wealthy Bengali Muslim zamindari family in Dhampur, Bhaluka, Mymensingh District on 1 March 1913.[1] His parents were Khan Sahib Abedullah Chowdhury and Halimunnesa Chowdhurani.
In 1948, Aftab Uddin Chowdhury was the founding secretary of the Bhaluka Pilot High School.[2] He was a member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969, representing the Pakistan Muslim League in the Mymensingh-VI constituency.[3] The Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was built in the regime of Ayub Khan because of the proposal given by Chowdhury. He was elected to parliament for Mymensingh-10 as a Bangladesh Muslim League candidate in the 1979 Bangladeshi general election.[4] He died on 24 July 1985.[5]
