Abdur Rasheed Choudhury
Abdur Rasheed Choudhury | |
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| আব্দুর রশীদ চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Indian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1934–1944 | |
| President | Sir Abdur Rahim |
| Preceded by | Abdul Matin Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Ali Asghar Khan |
| Constituency | Assam (Muslim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1895[1] |
| Died | 4 March 1944 (aged 48) Sylhet, British India |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 10 Including Humayun & Faruk |
Abdur Rasheed Choudhury (Bengali: আব্দুর রশীদ চৌধুরী; died 1944) was a Bengali politician from Sylhet.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Choudhury was born to Bengali Muslim parents from Dargapasha, Sunamganj.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Chowdhury and Abdul Matin Chaudhary together established Minar Printing and Publishing Limited on 14 July 1932 which published the weekly newspaper Jugabheri.[3] Before that, he worked as an Extra Assistant Commissioner in Sylhet.[4] The editor of the newspaper was Moqbul Hussain Choudhury.[5] Chowdhury was a tea planter and owned Sirajnagar tea garden.[4][6] He also owned Hamdard Tea Company Limited and Dilkusha tea estate.[7]
Chowdhury served in the Central Legislative Assembly of India in the 1940s as an independent politician from the Muslim block of Assam.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Choudhury was married to Begum Serajunnessa Choudhury (died 1974) when she was 16 as his second wife.[4][10] He had three sons from his first marriage and seven from his second.[4] One son, Humayun Rashid Choudhury (died 10 July 2001),[11] was a diplomat and later the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament of Bangladesh).[4][12] Another son, Faruk Rashid Chowdhury, served as the Minister of State for Finance and the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock.[4][13]
Children
[edit | edit source]He had 10 children, among them:
- Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury
- Faruk Rasheed Chowdhury
- Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
- Jahanzeb Chowdhury
- Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury
- Kaiser Rasheed Chowdhury
Death
[edit | edit source]Choudhury died in 1944.[4]
References
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