Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury
Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury | |
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হবীবুল্লাহ বাহার চৌধুরী حبیب اللہ بہار چوہدری | |
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| Health Minister of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly | |
| In office 1947–1950s | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 15 April 1966 (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, footballer and writer from erstwhile East Bengal, now Bangladesh, who served in the political spheres of British India and Pakistan.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Chowdhury was born at Guthuma village in Feni district in 1906. His father, Mohammad Nurullah, was a munsiff.[2] He passed Matriculation in 1922 from Chittagong Municipal School and ISc from Chittagong College in 1924. He then graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1928.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Bahar played as a footballer with Kolkata Mohammedan. Under his captainship, the team was promoted to the Calcutta Football League First Division in 1933.[3][4]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1933, Chowdhury took up journalism and along with his sister, Shamsunnahar Mahmud, published the literary journal "Bulbul".[5] Chowdhury actively joined politics as an activist of the Bengal 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 in East Pakistan.[1]
Works
[edit | edit source]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]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Chowdhury was married to Anwara Bahar Chowdhury (1919–1987). Anwara was a social activist and writer. She established Habibullah Bahar College in 1969 after Chowdhury's name.[6] Together they had 4 daughters – Selina Bahar Zaman, Shaheen Westcombe, Nasreen Shams and Tazeen Chowdhury and one son - Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury.[7] Chowdhury's grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz, an educationist, had a close relationship with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.[8]
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- 1906 births
- 1966 deaths
- Bengali writers
- Maulana Azad College alumni
- People from Feni District
- Politicians from Chittagong Division
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Pakistani MNAs 1947–1954
- Members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
- Bengal MLAs 1946–1947
- East Bengal MLAs 1947–1954
- Bangladesh independence activists
- Provincial ministers of East Pakistan
- Pakistani men's footballers
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
- Calcutta Football League players