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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name= Rezaul Karim Choudhury<br />
|image= Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.jpeg<br />
|native_name= রেজাউল করিম চৌধুরী <br />
|native_name_lang=bn<br />
|office=4th [[Mayor of Chittagong]]<br />
|primeminister = [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />
|termstart= 11 February 2021<br />
|predecessor=[[Khorshed Alam Sujon]] (Administrator)<br />
|nationality = Bangladeshi<br />
|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1953|5|31}}<br />
|party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] <br />
|birth_place= [[Chittagong]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]<br />
|alma_mater = {{ubl|[[University of Chittagong]]|[[Chittagong College]]}}<br />
|profession = Businessman, politician<br />
|spouse = Selina Akter<br />
|children = 3<br />
}}<br />
'''Rezaul Karim Chowdhury''' (born 31 May 1953)<ref name=sketch>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/258781 |access-date=2021-02-12 |date=2021-01-28 |title=Life sketch of CCC mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi politician and incumbent mayor of [[Chittagong City Corporation]]. He is also the joint general secretary of Chattogram Mahanagar [[Awami League]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/01/28/rezaul-karim-elected-chittagong-city-mayor|title=Rezaul Karim Elected Chittagong City Mayor|date=January 28, 2021|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/128547/als-rezaul-karim-chowdhury-wins-ccc-mayoral-polls|title=Rezaul Karim Chowdhury wins CCC Mayoral polls|date=January 28, 2021|work=New Age}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Chowdhury was born on 31 May 1953 East Sholashahar ward 7 in Chittagong. He studied at East Sholashahar Primary School. He completed his S. S. C. from [[Government Muslim High School]] and H. S. C. from [[Chittagong College]]. He has a B.A. from the [[University of Chittagong]].<ref name=sketch/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Chowdhury was the president of Bangladesh Chhatra League unit from 1972 to 1976. From 1976 to 1978, he was the General Secretary of North Chittagong District unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League.<ref name="sketch" /><br />
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Chowdhury worked in the Chittagong City unit of Awami League from 1997 to 2006 as the information and research secretary. He then became the organising secretary of the city unit; a position he held till 2014 when he became the joint general secretary.<ref name="sketch" /> <br />
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Chowdhury was nominated by Awami League to contest the Chittagong City elections in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-16|title=Rezaul Karim to contest Chattogram city polls with boat symbol; Shafiul from Dhaka-10|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/rezaul-karim-contest-chattogram-city-polls-boat-symbol-shafiul-dhaka-10-1868617|access-date=2021-04-27|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> The party did not nominate the incumbent and Awami League politician [[AJM Nasir Uddin]] on instructions from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chittagong city Awami League was divided into two fractions; led by A J M Nasir Uddin and the family of [[ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury]]. Chowdhury got the nomination by noting being involved in either fraction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-17|title=Feuding Al Factions in Ctg: ‘Go alone’ policy got Rezaul ticket|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/feuding-al-factions-ctg-go-alone-policy-got-rezaul-ticket-1869055|access-date=2021-04-27|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> He went on to win the election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-11|title=‘Voters trusted my manifesto’|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/voters-trusted-my-manifesto-2042909|access-date=2021-04-27|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Chowdhury is married to Selina Akter and has a son and two daughters.<ref name=sketch/><br />
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