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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician And Former civil servant}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = AFM Solaiman Chowdhury
| bodyclass =
| termstart1 = 12 September 2006
| termend = 18 June 2006
| termstart = 9 January 2006
| native_name_lang = bn
| native_name = এ এফ এম সোলায়মান চৌধুরী
| mainwidth =
| party = [[Amar Bangladesh Party-AB party]]
| office = Secretary -[[Ministry of Textiles and Jute]]
| death_place =
| death_date =
| birth_place = Comilla District
| birth_date = 1 January 1950
| successor =
| predecessor =
| termend1 = 29 October 2006
| alma_mater = [[University of Chittagong]],<br>[[Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology]]
}}
'''AFM Solaiman Chowdhury''' is a Former civil servant in [[Bangladesh]]. He is a former chairman of the [[National Board of Revenue]]. Prior to that, he was the Secretary, [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|script-title=bn:বস্ত্র ও পাট মন্ত্রণালয়, প্রাক্তন সচিব গণ|url=https://motj.gov.bd/site/page/ebdde763-cd24-4a48-b43c-a760a52e67d3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3|website=[[Bangladesh National Portal]]|language=bn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616073127/https://motj.gov.bd/site/page/ebdde763-cd24-4a48-b43c-a760a52e67d3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3|archive-date=3 May 2020|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==
AFM Solaiman Chowdhury was born on 1 January 1950 in [[Comilla District]].<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=bn:জন আকাঙ্ক্ষায় যুক্ত হলেন সাবেক সচিব সোলায়মান চৌধুরী|work=[[Prothom Alo]]|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1628205/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|url-status=live |language=bn |access-date=3 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208185647/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1628205/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|archive-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> His father was Abdul Jabbar and mother was Shah Banu.

== Career ==
AFM Solaiman Chowdhury is a member of [[Bangladesh Administrative Service]] and [[Bangladesh Civil Service]] regular batch and has served important positions in field administration.<ref name=":0" /> Joining the government service, he has held various responsibilities including Secretary of Dhaka and Chittagong City Corporation, Chairman of [[Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation]], Chairman of Chittagong WASA, Chairman of [[Janata Bank]], Chairman of [[Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation]], Secretary to the [[President of Bangladesh]].

He was the Deputy Commissioner of [[Feni District]]. After 2006, he retired as Secretary to the [[Ministry of Public Administration]] and most recently as Chairman of the [[National Board of Revenue]]. After retiring from the post of secretary, he rejoined Jamaat-e-Islami in 2009.

He was a member of the Shura in Jamaat-e-Islami and was the chairman of the National Professional Forum, an organization of party professionals. After retiring from the post of secretary, he joined Jamaat-e-Islami. On 10 December 2019, he resigned from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:জামায়াতে ইসলামী থেকে সাবেক সচিবের পদত্যাগ {{!}} রাজনীতি|url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/politics/112701/জামায়াতে-ইসলামী-থেকে-সাবেক-সচিবের-পদত্যাগ|work=The Daily Ittefaq|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>

He was announced as the convener of a new political party called 'Amar Bangladesh Party' (AB Party) which was launched on 2 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jana Aakhankhar Bangladesh announces new party ABP|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2020/05/02/jana-aakhankhar-bangladesh-announces-new-party-abp|date=2020-05-02|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=bn:নতুন রাজনৈতিক দল ‘এবি পার্টি’র আত্মপ্রকাশ|url=https://www.dailyjagaran.com/politics/news/44865|date=2 May 2020|website=dailyjagaran.com|language=bn|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সোলায়মান ও মনজুর নেতৃত্বে নতুন দল, উত্তাপ জামায়াত-শিবিরে |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/politics/news/621640/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA|work=Bangla Tribune|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:People from Comilla District]]
[[Category:University of Chittagong alumni]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi civil servants]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politicians]]

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