Kafiluddin Chowdhury was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former member of Provincial and National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]
Kafiluddin Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of National Assembly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 Munshiganj, British India |
| Died | 12 May 1972 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League[1] |
| Children | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
| Relatives | Mahi B. Chowdhury (grandson) |
Early life
editChowdhury was born in 1898 in Dayhata Majidpur, Srinagar, Munshiganj (present-day Bangladesh). He graduated from Hasara Kalikishore High School. He finished his law degree in Kolkata.[2]
Career
editChowdhury started his legal career in Munshiganj sub-divisional court. He moved his practice to Dhaka. He started his political career in the Krishak Praja Party of AK Fazlul Huq. He campaigned for the Movement for Pakistan In 1954 he was elected to the provincial assembly. He served as the Minister of Law, Forest, Roads and Communication, and Land ministries in the provincial government of East Pakistan.[2]
He was imprisoned after president Ayub Khan declared Martial Law. He was elected to the National assembly in 1970. He crossed over to India during Bangladesh Liberation War.[2]
Death and legacy
editIn November 1971 he had a heart attack. He moved to independent Bangladesh after the war on 31 January 1972. He died on 12 May 1972. His son Badruddoza Chowdhury would become the 13th President of Bangladesh for a short stint of only six(6) and a half months.[2]
References
edit- ^ Zaman, Habibuz (1999). Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-85756-405-1. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Chowdhury, AM. "Chowdhury, Kafiluddin". Banglapedia. Retrieved 20 December 2016.