Jafrul Islam Chowdhury
Bangladeshi politician (1950–2022)
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Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (14 October 1950 – 8 November 2022)[1] was a Bangladeshi politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-15 constituency.[2] He served as the state minister for the forest and environment ministry in the Third Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006.[3]
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Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | |
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জাফরুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী | |
Chowdhury in 2003 | |
| Minister of State for Environment and Forest | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Mahmud |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 20 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmudul Karim Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Mustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Chittagong-16 |
| In office 19 March 1996 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | A.N.M Shamsul Islam |
| Constituency | Chittagong-15 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1950 |
| Died | 8 November 2022 (aged 72) Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Children | Miskatul Islam Chowdhury |
Early life
Chowdhury was born on 14 October 1950. He completed his undergraduate degree in commerce.[4]
Career
Chowdhury served as a state minister for environment and forest in the Third Khaleda Cabinet.[5] He was nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chittagong-15 for the 2008 Bangladeshi general election.[6] In June 2009, he was made the joint convenor of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party unit of Chittagong South.[7] In 2010, he served as the Chittagong south district president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8] He was the only member of parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the Bangladesh-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group.[9] His cousin, Aminur Rahman Chowdhury, was charged with being involved in the murder of 11 members of a Hindu family in the Banshkhali carnage case.[10]
Personal life and death
Chowdhury died in Chittagong on 8 November 2022, at the age of 72.[11]