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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya
| native_name = মোফাজ্জল হোসেন চৌধুরী মায়া
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury.jpg
| office = [[Awami League|Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League ]]
| term_start = 19 November 2021
| term_end =
| office1 = [[Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief|Minister of Disaster Management and Relief]]
| term_start1 = 14 January 2014
| term_end1 = 7 January 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali|A H Mahmood Ali]]
| successor1 = [[Md. Enamur Rahman]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|State Minister of Shipping]]
| term_start2 = 4 December 1998
| term_end2 = 15 July 2001
| office3 = [[Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives|State Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives]]
| term_start3 = 31 December 1997
| term_end3 = 24 December 1998
| predecessor3 = [[Syed Abul Hossain]]
| successor3 = [[Md. Rahmat Ali]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| term_start4 = 1996
| term_end4 = 2001
| predecessor4 = [[Md. Nurul Huda]]
| successor4 = [[Md. Nurul Huda]]
| term_start5 = 2014
| term_end5 = 2019
| predecessor5 = [[Mohammad Rafiqul Islam]]
| successor5 = [[Nurul Amin Ruhul]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|2|3}}
| birth_place = [[Matlab Uttar Upazila|Matlab North]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Bangladesh]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| alma_mater = [[Jagannath College]]
| father = Ali Ahsan Miah
| mother = Musammat Akhtarunnesa
| awards = [[Bir Bikrom|Bir Bikram]]
| constituency4 = [[Chandpur-2]]
| constituency5 = [[Chandpur-2]]
}}
'''Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya''' (born 3 February 1948)<ref name=c261/> is a senior [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician who served as a member of parliament from [[Chandpur-2]] constituency and a minister of several ministries. In 19 November, 2021 he nominated for AL Presidium member.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-19|title=Maya, Kamrul, Liton become Awami League presidium members|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2021/11/19/maya-kamrul-liton-become-awami-league-presidium-members|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He received the [[Bir Bikrom|Bir Bikram]], the third highest award for gallantry, for his role in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He was the general secretary for the Dhaka chapter of his party until 2016.<ref name=split/>

==Early life and education==
Maya was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] [[Chowdhury]] family in the village of [[Mohanpur Union]] in [[Matlab Uttar Upazila|Matlab Uttar]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://matlabnorth.chandpur.gov.bd/site/page/2c6bd050-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766|website=Matlab North|language=bn|script-title=bn:প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব}}</ref> His father's name was Ali Ahsan Miah and his mother was Musammat Akhtarunnesa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modmr.gov.bd/site/office_head/76177fbd-ed74-49e8-be22-924ba96096bb/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE,-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF|script-title=bn:মোফাজ্জল হোসেন চৌধুরী মায়া বীর বিক্রম, এমপি|website=[[Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief]]|access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref>

Maya received his bachelor's in law and two master's degrees in political science, and Islamic history and culture.<ref name=c261>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/get-involved/contact-an-mp/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament/2417-constituency-05-10th-en-2 |title=Constituency 261 – Chandpur-2 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=26 December 2016 }}</ref>

During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], Maya was a member of the [[Mukti Bahini]] under sector 2 led by [[Khaled Mosharraf]]. He was the leader of the [[Crack Platoon]]. He was awarded the third highest award for gallantry, [[Bir Bikrom|Bir Bikram]], for his contributions during the war,<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister retracts comment that military led 1971 war |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/09/09/minister-retracts-comment-that-military-led-1971-war |newspaper=bdnews24 |date=9 September 2009 |access-date=27 December 2016 }}</ref> led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. Maya was a leader<ref>{{cite news |title=Reminiscence:Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul talks about his Liberation War days |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-261282 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> or participant of the platoon of students and young men under Sector No 2 that conducted guerilla attacks in Dhaka.<ref name=operation /> He participated in a 9 June 1971 evening grenade attack on the [[InterContinental Dhaka|Hotel Intercontinental]].<ref name=operation>{{cite news |author1=Habibul Alam |date=16 December 2013 |title=Operation Hotel Intercontinental: 'Hit and Run' | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/operation-hotel-intercontinental-hit-run |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=27 December 2016 }}</ref>

==Career==
Maya was held at the [[Dhaka Central Jail]] on the [[Jail Killing Day]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/resources/documents/564961_CRLA_23_2011.pdf |title=Criminal Appeal No. 23 of 2011 |page=178 |website=Bangladesh Supreme Court |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> He served as the general secretary of the Dhaka Awami League since 1992, when the metropolitan unit was formed, until 2016, when it was split into north and south units.<ref name=split>{{cite news |title=Awami League announces committees for newly formed Dhaka North and South units |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/04/10/awami-league-announces-committees-for-newly-formed-dhaka-north-and-south-units |newspaper=bdnews24 |date=10 April 2016 |access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> From 2012 to 2021, he has served as a member of central working committee of the party.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.albd.org/index.php/en/party/organisation |title=Awami League Central Working Committee 2016–2019 |website=Bangladesh Awami League |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> Maya has been made presidium member of the Bangladesh Awami League on 19th of November, 2021.

Maya served as a member of [[Jatiya Sangsad]] from the [[Chandpur-2]] constituency of the [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|7th parliament]] (1996–2001) and the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|10th parliament]] (2014–2018).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bdaffairs.com/members-of-7th-parliament-of-bangladesh/ |title=Member's of 7th Parliament of Bangladesh |website=Bangladesh Affairs |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="aljaz2">{{cite news |title=Bangladesh ruling party sweeps violent vote |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/01/bangladesh-vote-201416229528440.html |newspaper=Al Jazeera English}}</ref> He was selected to be the [[Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives|state minister of Local Governments and Rural Development and Cooperatives]] during 1997–1998 and [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|state minister of Shipping]] during 1998–2001.<ref>{{cite book |title=Country Report: Bangladesh |year=1997 |publisher=The Unit |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Arthur S. Banks |author2=Alan J. Day |author3=Thomas C. Muller |date=2016 |title=Political Handbook of the World 1998 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6mFCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA76 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |page=76 |isbn=978-1-349-14951-3}}</ref><ref name=drama /> He was the chair of the [[Bangladesh Shipping Corporation]] in 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Europa World Year Book 2003 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA679 |date=2003 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=679 |isbn=978-1-85743-227-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Europa World Year |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wGA4o-UhAfgC&pg=PA702 |year=2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=702 |isbn=978-1-85743-254-1}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief|cabinet minister of Disaster Management and Relief]] during 2014–2018.<ref>{{cite book |author=Tom Lansford |date=2015 |title=Political Handbook of the World 2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yNGfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT532 |publisher=CQ Press |page=532 |isbn=978-1-4833-7155-9}}</ref>

Maya was present in the event where [[2004 Dhaka grenade attack]] occurred in a rally held by the [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Rafe Sadnan Adel |author2=Tazlina Zamila Khan |date=21 August 2014 |title=It was the human shield that saved Hasina |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/aug/21/it-was-human-shield-saved-hasina |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref>

In November 2018, Awami League President [[Sheikh Hasina]] denied Maya's nomination for the [[2018 Bangladeshi general election]] representing the [[Chandpur-2]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/pm-consoles-4-top-al-leaders-denied-nomination-1665970|title=Maya's ticket cancelled|date=2018-11-28|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/11/28/nominations-of-maya-shamsul-cancelled|title=Nominations of Maya, Shamsul cancelled|date=2018-11-28|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>

===Corruption charge and convictions===
On 25 October 2007, Maya and four members of his family — his wife, two sons, and a daughter-in-law — were charged with corruption.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-8978|title=Maya, family charged with hiding wealth|date=2007-10-26|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}}</ref> Maya was charged with taking and not declaring money when he was the state minister for shipping.<ref name=drama /> On 14 February 2008, Maya was convicted of the charges and he was sentenced to 13 years in jail, had property worth [[Bangladeshi taka|Tk]] 59 million confiscated, and was fined Tk 50 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-23421|title=Maya jailed for 13yrs for amassing ill-gotten wealth|date=2008-02-15|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}}</ref> His family members were acquitted.<ref name=drama /><ref name=scraps /> Maya was out of the country during the trial and did not return until his party was back in power.<ref name=scraps />

On 20 May 2009, he surrendered before the Dhaka court and was taken to prison, but was released after he won an appeal of the case on 27 October 2010, when the judges acquitted him of the charges.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/graft-case-verdict-mofazzal-hossain-chowdhury-maya-appeal-tomorrow-1643794|title=Verdict on Maya's appeal against conviction today|date=2018-10-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref> The [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Anti-Corruption Commission]] (ACC) filed an appeal of the case in 2011 before the Supreme Court,<ref name=drama>{{cite news |title=ACC's Drama over Maya |url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/58035/accs-drama-over-maya.html |newspaper=The New Nation |location=Dhaka |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> which reversed the appellate decision on 14 June 2015.<ref name=scraps>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh's SC scraps acquittal of relief minister |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/sc-scraps-acquittal-97315 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=15 June 2015 |access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="DS Graft" /> Following an appeal by Maya, the charges were upheld by the supreme court of Bangladesh in April 2016.<ref name="DS Graft">{{cite news |title=Graft case: 13-yr jail term for Maya remains |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/sc-upholds-13-yr-jail-sentence-maya-1207033 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 April 2016 |access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> In October 2018, High Court once again acquitted Maya in that case<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/hc-acquits-maya-corruption-case-1644169|title=HC once again acquits Maya in graft case|date=2018-10-09|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/10/08/hc-scraps-maya-s-jail-sentence-in-graft-case|title=HC scraps Maya’s jail sentence in graft case|date=2018-10-08|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Maya is married to Parveen Chowdhury and has two sons and a daughter. The elder son, Sajedul Hossain Chowdhury Dipu, is involved in active politics in Chandpur as well as serving as a member of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] Dhaka South Metropolitan committee. Dipu also previously served as member of the central executive committee of [[Bangladesh Awami Jubo League]]. In April 2008 Dipu was convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to three years in jail.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maya's son Dipu gets 3yrs |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-31738 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=11 April 2008 |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> The other son, Rashedul Hossain Chowdhury, is a director for the FBCCI panel of 2017–2019. The daughter, Rifat Sayeed, is married to Lieutenant Colonel (sacked) [[Tareque Sayeed]] who was convicted in the [[Narayanganj Seven murder]] case of 2014<ref>{{cite news |title=RAB's Tareq among 35 charged with Narayanganj seven murders |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/crime/2015/apr/09/rabs-tareq-among-35-charged-narayanganj-seven-murders |newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=9 April 2015 |access-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009175953/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/crime/2015/apr/09/rabs-tareq-among-35-charged-narayanganj-seven-murders |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and given death penalty on 17 January 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/136079/Nur-Hossain-Tarek-among-26-get-death-penalty|title=Ex-AL men, Ex-RAB officials among 26 handed death penalty|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=17 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119051853/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/136079/Nur-Hossain-Tarek-among-26-get-death-penalty|archive-date=19 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> on charges of abduction, murder, concealing the bodies, conspiracy and destroying evidence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/01/17/former-rab-man-blames-ex-commander-for-consequences-after-conviction-for-seven-murders|title=Former RAB man blames ex-commander for consequences after conviction for seven murders|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=17 January 2017}}</ref> Maya’s eldest grandson, Ashfaq Chowdhury alias Mahi Chowdhury is currently serving as assistant secretary of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] for the second consecutive term.

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