Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury | |
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হবীবুল্লাহ বাহার চৌধুরী حبیب اللہ بہار چوہدری | |
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| Health Minister ofEast Pakistan Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 1947–1950s | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 15 April 1966(1966-04-15) (aged 59–60) |
| Spouse | Anwara Bahar Chowdhury |
| Children | |
| Relatives |
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| Occupation | Politician, writer |
Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (1906 – 15 April 1966) was a Pakistani politician, journalist, sportsman and writer from erstwhileEast Bengal, nowBangladesh, who served in the political spheres ofBritish India and Pakistan.[1]
Chowdhury was born at Guthuma village inFeni district in 1906. His father, Mohammad Nurullah, was a munsiff.[2] He passed Matriculation in 1922 fromChittagong Municipal School and ISc fromChittagong College in 1924. He then graduated fromCalcutta Islamia College in 1928.[1]
In 1933, Chowdhury took up journalism and along with his sister,Shamsunnahar Mahmud, published the literary journal"Bulbul".[3] Chowdhury actively joined politics as an activist of theBengal Provincial Muslim League, and was elected a member of its executive committee in 1937. In 1944, he was elected publicity secretary of the League. He was elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Parshuram constituency of Feni district.[1] He was the health minister of the first Muslim League cabinet inEast Pakistan.[1]
After suffering a stroke, he resigned from the cabinet position in 1953. Chowdhury started writing books prior to 1947 partition. His works include"Pakistan","Mohammad Ali Jinnah","Omar Faruq", and"Ameer Ali".[1]
Chowdhury was married toAnwara Bahar Chowdhury (1919–1987). Anwara was a social activist and writer. She establishedHabibullah Bahar College in 1969 after Chowdhury's name.[4] Together they had 4 daughters – Selina Bahar Zaman, Shaheen Westcombe, Nasreen Shams and Tazeen Chowdhury and one son -Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury.[5] Chowdhury's grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz, an educationist, had a close relationship with poetKazi Nazrul Islam.[6]