Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury

Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury
Member of Parliament for Madaripur-1 constituency
In office
27 February 1991 – September 1991
Preceded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
Succeeded byNoor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton
Personal details
Born15 August 1934
Duttapara, Madaripur, Faridpur district, Bengal Province
Died18 May 1991(1991-05-18) (aged 56)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseSheikh Feroza Begum
RelationsSheikh-Wazed family
Children
Parent(s)Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury (father)
Sheikh Fatema Begum (mother)

Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury (15 August 1934 – 18 May 1991) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1.[1]

Early life and family

Chowdhury was born on 15 August 1934 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of the Bengal Province's Faridpur district. His father, Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, was a zamindar and his mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was a housewife. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through his maternal grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, who was a direct descendant of 17th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Abdul Awal of Baghdad.[2]

He was the paternal cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3] He was the nephew of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4] His mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was the eldest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Chowdhury was married to his first-cousin Sheikh Feroza Begum, the daughter of his mother's younger sister, Sheikh Asia Begum. Their sons Liton Chowdhury and Nixon Chowdhury are both politicians and members of parliament in Bangladesh.[5]

Career

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on 1991 Bangladeshi general election from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. His closest rival was Abul Khaer Chowdhury of the Jatiya Party.[1]

Death and legacy

Chowdhury died in 1991 while in office.[6] His son, Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, served was elected Member of parliament from Madaripur-1 after his death.[3] Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Degree College is a college in Madaripur District named after him.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hossain, Monjur (23 November 2018). "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through". The Daily Star. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. ^ "নিক্সন চৌধুরীর উন্নয়নমুখী রাজনীতির ৫ বছর (২০১৪ থেকে ২০১৮)". YouTube.
  6. ^ Hakim, Muhammad A. (August 1994). "The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh". Asian Survey. 34 (8): 741. doi:10.2307/2645261. JSTOR 2645261.
  7. ^ "5 killed in Madaripur road accident". Dhaka Tribune. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.


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