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{{short description|Bengali poet|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{COI|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kamal Chowdhury
| image = Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury.jpg
| caption = Chowdhury in 2018
| native_name = কামাল চৌধুরী
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_name = Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Comilla District|Comilla district]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan (now [[Chauddagram Upazila]], Bangladesh)
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| education = Ph.D
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
| awards = [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (2011)
}}
'''Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury''' (known as '''Kamal Chowdhury'''; born 31 December 1957) is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] poet and a member of the [[Bangladesh Civil Service]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM names loyalist Kamal Chowdhury as principal secretary|work=bdnews24.com|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/11/27/kamal-chowdhury-made-pm-s-principal-secretary|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> He currently holds the position of Chief Coordinator of the National Implementation Committee for the Celebration of [[Mujib Year|''Mujib Borsho'']], the Birth Centenary of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the founding father of Bangladesh.<ref name="dhakatribune1">{{Cite news |date=2019-09-25|title=Dr Kamal Naser Chowdhury gets status of principal secretary|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/2019/09/25/dr-kamal-naser-chowdhury-gets-status-of-principal-secretary|access-date=2020-10-12|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He is a former Principal Secretary of the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]].<ref name=":0" />

He is mostly known for his works on literature, especially poetry. He was awarded [[List of Bangla Academy Literary Award recipients (2010–19)#2011|Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011]] for his contributions to Bengali poetry and [https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AA-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95 Ekushe Podok 2022] for his contributions to Bengali language and literature. <ref name="bdnews1">{{cite news |title=Bangla Academy prizes announced |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/02/18/bangla-academy-prizes-announced |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=2012-02-18 |access-date=2012-02-18}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Chowdhury was born on 31 December 1957, in Vijaykara village of [[Chauddagram Upazila]] of [[Comilla District]]. He is the second among six children of Ahmad Hossain Chowdhury and Begum Tahira Hossain. In 1973, he passed [[Secondary School Certificate]] from Gaidyanil High School in [[Narayanganj District]] and [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] from [[Dhaka College]] in 1975. Then he studied sociology at [[University of Dhaka]] and received Bachelor's and master's degree.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bangla Academy Lekhok Ovidhan|publisher=Bangla Academy|year=2009|location=Dhaka|pages=119}}</ref> In 2000, he completed [[PhD]] in anthropology at the retirement of government jobs.<ref name="dhakatribune1" /> The subject of his PhD dissertation is 'Matrutulan Rasa tradition of Garo people'.

== Working life ==
In 1982, Kamal Chowdhury took up the job as a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service. After serving jobs in different positions in 2010, he was promoted as Secretary of the [[Government of Bangladesh]]. While being additional secretary of the [[Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)]], he was appointed as Acting Secretary of the same ministry. Afterwards, he served as Secretary of Information for some time. From 2010 to 2014 he was the Secretary of [[Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Education]]. After that, he served as the Secretary of the [[Ministry of Public Administration (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Public Administration]] from March 2014. At this time, he was promoted as the Senior Secretary of the Government. After retiring from work in late 2016, he was appointed as the Principal Secretary of [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/1029145/মুখ্য-সচিব-হলেন-কামাল-চৌধুরী |script-title=bn:মুখ্য সচিব হলেন কামাল চৌধুরী |work=Prothom Alo |date=2016-11-27|access-date=2017-11-14|language=bn}}</ref> He also represented Bangladesh at the [[UNESCO]] Executive Board for the term 2014–2017.<ref name="UNESCO1">{{cite web|title=Representative of Bangladesh to the UNESCO Executive Board|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/GBS/EXB/images/202nd_Bangladesh_En_02.pdf|website=unesco.org}}</ref>

On 22 January 2022, Chowdhury was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]], the second most important award for civilians in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=jagonews24.com|title=24 personalities to get Ekushey Padak|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/60192|access-date=2022-02-07|website=jagonews24.com|language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Kamal Chowdhury at Dhaka Lit Fest 2017.jpg|thumb|Chowdhury discussing poetry translation at Dhaka Lit Fest 2017]]
== Publications ==
Kamal Chowdhury's first poetry book was published in the year 1981. The list of his poetry books are:
* Michhiler Shoman Boyoshi (As Old as the Procession), 1981
*Ae Poth Ae Kolahol, 1993
* Asheci Nejer Vore, 1995
* Ae Meg Biduthe Vora, 1997
* Duli O Sagor Drisho, 2000
* Rod Brishti Antomil, 2003
* He Mati Prithibiputro, 2006
* Premer Kobita, 2008<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.risingbd.com/কামাল-চৌধুরীর-কবিতাআত্মকথন-ও-নিসর্গপ্রেম/209203 |script-title=bn:কামাল চৌধুরীর কবিতা : আত্মকথন ও নিসর্গপ্রেম|date=2017-01-15 |work=Risingbd.com| language=bn |access-date=2018-02-01}}</ref>
* Panthoshalar Ghora, 2010

== Awards ==
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (2011) <ref name="bdnews1"/>
== References ==
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