>Nabil: Adding short description: "Bangladeshi politician" (Shortdesc helper)

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Adding short description: "Bangladeshi politician" (Shortdesc helper)

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'''Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury''' is a former Bangladeshi Army Major General, politician and former Home Minister. He served as the Director General of DGFI.<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama over enquiry|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/drama-over-enquiry-21931|accessdate=12 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=28 April 2014|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trial targeted freedom fighter officers|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/trial-targeted-freedom-fighter-officers-22070|accessdate=12 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=29 April 2014|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Chowdhury trained at the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] and joined the Pakistan Army in September 1955 as a second lieutenant. He served in a number of positions including in staff headquarters, Military Training Schools, and worked [[Inter-Services Intelligence]]. After the Independence of Bangladesh he joined Bangladesh Army. He was deputed to Bangladesh Rifles where he served as the deputy director general. He was the director of Army signal corps and then the Director General of [[Directorate General of Forces Intelligence]]. He served as the chairman of Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Public Administration Training Centre.<ref name="wer">{{cite web|title=Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Mahabbat Jan Chowdhury|url=http://www.midas-bd.com.bd/director/maj-gen-retd-mahabbat-jan-chowdhury/|website=MIDAS|accessdate=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212193300/http://www.midas-bd.com.bd/director/maj-gen-retd-mahabbat-jan-chowdhury/|archive-date=12 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Chowdhury after retirement joined politics. He was elected to parliament from Faridpur. He was the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation, Minister of Establishment and the Ministry of Food. He is the chairman of two businesses, Dynamic Communications and Taurus Knitwear. He is the director of Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS).<ref name="wer" />

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]]
[[Category:Food ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Home Affairs ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Disaster Management and Relief ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Public Administration ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:3rd Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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>Nabil: Adding short description: "Bangladeshi politician" (Shortdesc helper)