Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury

Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury (Bengali: সৈয়দ হাসান আলী চৌধুরী; c. 1910 – 30 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and the former Nawab of Dhanbari. He served as a Minister for Commerce and Industry in East Pakistan after being elected in 1962 elections.[1][2]

Nawab
Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury
Member of the 2nd Jatiya Sangsad
In office
18 February 1979 – 30 May 1981
Preceded byAbdus Sattar
Succeeded bySyeda Ashiqua Akbar
ConstituencyTangail-1
Minister for Commerce and Industry, East Pakistan
In office
1962–1963
Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1939
ConstituencyTangail North (Madhupur-Gopalpur)
Personal details
Bornc. 1910
Dhanbari, Tangail, British India
Died30 May 1981(1981-05-30) (aged 70–71)
Political partyKrishak Sramik Party
Awami League
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
ChildrenSyeda Ashiqua Akbar
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Chowdhury was born in Dhanbari, Tangail to a zamindar family. His grandfather Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury was one of the founders of Dhaka University and the first Muslim minister of United Bengal.[1][3][4][2]

Career

Chowdhury entered politics by joining A. K. Fazlul Huq's Krishak Sramik Party. He contested for the party in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Tangail North (Madhupur-Gopalpur) constituency.[5][1]

In 1962, he was made Minister for Commerce and Industry of East Pakistan.[6] After the Bangladesh Liberation War, he contested as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate from the Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhanbari) constituency in the second Bangladeshi parliamentary election held on 18 February 1979. He later joined the Bangladesh National Party.[1]

Death and legacy

He died on 30 May 1981. After his death, his daughter Syeda Ashiqua Akbar was elected as the member of parliament following a by-election.[7]

References
  1. রাজনীতি ও সমাজসেবায় ধনবাড়ীর নবাব পরিবারের অবদান. The Daily Sangram. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ধনবাড়ী উপজেলা. dhanbari.tangail.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. "Chowdhury, Nawab Ali". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. Salam, Muhammad Abdus (17 April 2015). "In Memory of Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury". The News Today. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. Government of Bengal. "Alphabetical list of members". Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (1939). Vol. 54. Alipore.
  6. "BOGRA-DANBARI". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  7. ধনবাড়ীর জমিদারবাড়ি. Samakal. Retrieved 24 January 2019.


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