Farid Uddin Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1947-12-25)25 December 1947 (age 77) |
| Alma mater | Sylhet Alia Madrasa Murari Chand College |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of 8thJatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 2001–2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder |
| Succeeded by | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder |
| Constituency | Sylhet-5 |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
Farid Uddin Chowdhury (Bengali:ফরিদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 25 December 1947) is a teacher, politician and businessman. He was the former Member of Parliament for theSylhet-5 constituency from 2001 to 2008, representingBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[1]
Chowdhury was born on 25 December 1947 into aBengali Muslim family in Talbari village,Kanaighat,Sylhet District inEast Bengal. His father, Abdul Haq Chowdhury, was aMawlana. Chowdhury completed his secondary education (dakhil) at theSylhet Government Alia Madrasah in 1959. He remained in themadrasa where he finished hisalim course in 1963,fazil in 1965 andKamil degree by 1967. He then moved on to study at theMurari Chand College, where he earned hisBachelor of Arts inBengali language in 1971.
Chowdhury began his career as animam at the Gohorpur Mosque inBalaganj. He later became the principal of the Shahjalal Jamia School in Mirabazar,Sylhet. He is also a noted businessman in Sylhet, serving as the vice chairman of Al Hamra International Shopping Centre and the chairman of An-Noor Properties Limited.[2][3]
During his time at the Murari Chand College, Chowdhury became the president of the Islami Chatra Sangha, the student-wing of theBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, and was also a member of its Central Executive Council.[citation needed]
Chowdhury stood up as a candidate of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for the elections of1986,1991 and1996 but was unsuccessful. During the2001 Bangladeshi general election, he was elected to parliament for theSylhet-5 constituency.[4][5]
Transferring to theJatiya Party, Chowdhury lost his seat in the2008 Bangladeshi general elections.[citation needed]
In 2008, Chowdhury was investigated by theInternational Crimes Tribunal and was accused of being a commander of theAl-Badr paramilitary force. In 2010, he ranked 24th on the list of 40 top war criminals during theBangladesh Liberation War in 1971. A list was given to the Immigration Police by theMinistry of Home Affairs which also mentioned Chowdhury's name. TheGovernment of Bangladesh also sent lists to various embassies with Chowdhury's name among 40 war criminals.[6]
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