Noor Alam Chowdhury
Indian politician
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Justice Nure Alam Chowdhury (11 August 1943 31 January 2021) was a former acting Chief Justice in Calcutta High Court and former Minister of Animal Resources Development in the Government of West Bengal.
Nure Alam Chowdhury নূর আলম চৌধুরী | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Animal Resources Development | |
| In office May 20, 2011 – 2016 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| MLA | |
| In office May 13, 2011 – May 19, 2016 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Qamre Elahi |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahaman Liton |
| Constituency | Murarai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margram, Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency 11 August 1943 |
| Died | 31 January 2021 (aged 77) |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Mamtaz Sanghamita |
| Relatives | Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah (father-in-law) |
Early life and family
Chowdhury was born on 11 August 1943 to a Bengali family of Muslim Chowdhuries in the village of Margram in Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency. He was the son of Fazlul Ali Chowdhury.[1]
Career
Chowdhury contested in the 2009 Indian general election as a Trinamool Congress candidate for Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency but was unsuccessful.[1] He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Murarai Assembly constituency in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[2][3]