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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name | | name = Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury | ||
| native_name | | native_name = {{lang|bn|নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী}} | ||
| | | office = [[Member of Parliament#Bangladesh|Member of Parliament]] | ||
| term_start | | constituency = [[Madaripur-1]] | ||
| term_start = Jun 1996 | |||
| predecessor | | predecessor = [[Abul Khair Chowdhury]] | ||
| term_start2 | | term_start2 = Sep 1991 | ||
| term_end2 | | term_end2 = Feb 1996 | ||
| predecessor2 | | predecessor2 = [[Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury]] | ||
| successor2 | | successor2 = [[Abul Khair Chowdhury]] | ||
| office3 | | constituency2 = [[Madaripur-1]] | ||
| term_start3 | | office3 = [[Chief Whip (Bangladesh)|Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament]] | ||
| term_end3 | | term_start3 = 30 January 2019 | ||
| predecessor3 | | term_end3 = | ||
| successor3 | | predecessor3 = [[A. S. M. Feroz]] | ||
| birth_date | | successor3 = | ||
| birth_place | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|06|01|df=yes}} | ||
| party | | birth_place = [[Shibchar Upazila|Duttapara]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Faridpur Division|Faridpur district]], [[East Pakistan]] | ||
| father | | party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | ||
| mother | | father = [[Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury]] | ||
| relatives | | mother = Sheikh Feroza Begum | ||
| relatives = [[Sheikh-Wazed family]] | |||
| nickname = Liton | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury | '''Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury''' ({{lang-bn|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]]. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964. He completed | Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964 to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family of [[Chowdhury|Chowdhuries]] in the village of Duttapara in [[Shibchar Upazila|Shibchar]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], then part of [[East Pakistan]]'s [[Faridpur Division|Faridpur district]]. His parents, [[Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury]] and Sheikh Feroza Begum, are cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/11/23/madaripur-1-constituency-bnp-attempts-to-win-over-awami-league-supporters|title=Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters|date=2018-11-23|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref> His father was a politician and came from a ''[[zamindar]]'' family whilst his mother, Sheikh Feroza Begum, was a housewife. Chowdhury had [[Iraqis|Iraqi]] [[Arabs|Arab]] ancestry through both of his grandmothers, who were direct descendants of the 15th-century [[Muslim]] preacher Sheikh Awwal of [[Baghdad]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Haque Khoka|first=Mominul|url=https://doc.liberationwarbangladesh.net/books/ahik/#p=20|title=অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি|publisher=Shahitya Prakash|year=1998|isbn=|edition=|location=Dhaka|pages=24|language=bn|orig-year=}}</ref> Both of his grandmothers were also sisters of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. | ||
==Education== | |||
He completed [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] examination.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|title=Constituency 218_11th_En|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3778-constituency-218-11th-en|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> He is the grand-nephew of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/12/24/hasinas-relatives-pile-up-assets-in-5-years |title=Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> | |||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League Candidate.<ref name="bio"/> He is the Whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on [[Ministry of Housing and Public Works]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Land conversion fees in the capital’s posh areas frustrate owners, developers |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/07/24/land-conversion-fees-in-the-capitals-posh-areas-frustrate-owners-developers |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=7 October | Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League Candidate.<ref name="bio"/> He is the Whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on [[Ministry of Housing and Public Works]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Land conversion fees in the capital’s posh areas frustrate owners, developers |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/07/24/land-conversion-fees-in-the-capitals-posh-areas-frustrate-owners-developers |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Shipping]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PM opens Paira Bandar |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/11/19/pm-opens-paira-bandar |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:People from Madaripur District]] | [[Category:People from Madaripur District]] | ||
[[Category:Awami League politicians]] | [[Category:Awami League politicians]] | ||
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[[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family]] | |||