Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury (Bengali: নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী; born 1 June 1964), also known by his daak naam Liton, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1 and the Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad.
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury | |
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| নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office Jun 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Abul Khair Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Madaripur-1 |
| In office Sep 1991 – Feb 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Abul Khair Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Madaripur-1 |
| Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | A. S. M. Feroz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1964 Duttapara, Madaripur, Faridpur district, East Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Sheikh-Wazed family |
| Nickname(s) | Liton |
Early lifeEdit
Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of East Pakistan's Faridpur district. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, are cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[1] His father was a politician and came from a zamindar family whilst his mother, Sheikh Feroza Begum, was a housewife. Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through both of his grandmothers, who were direct descendants of the 15th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad.[2] Both of his grandmothers were also sisters of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
EducationEdit
He completed Higher Secondary School Certificate examination.[3] He is the grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4]
CareerEdit
Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League Candidate.[3] He is the Whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[5] He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Constituency 218_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ "Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ "PM opens Paira Bandar". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.