Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury

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Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury
দেওয়ান তৈমুর রাজা চৌধুরী
Member of 2nd Jatiya Sangsad
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Preceded byNurul Islam Khan
ConstituencySylhet-7
Personal details
Born5 November 1917
Rampasha, Sylhet District, Assam Province,  British Raj
DiedDecember 14, 1997(1997-12-14) (aged 80)
Sylhet District,  Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Shaila Ahsanullah
RelativesHason Raja (grandfather)
Begum Ahsanullah (stepmother-in-law)
Alma materSylhet Government Alia Madrasah
Murari Chand College

Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury (Bengali: দেওয়ান তৈমুর রাজা চৌধুরী) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, landowner and poet. He was the former member of parliament from Sylhet-7.

Early life[]

Chowdhury was born on 5 November 1917, into a Bengali Muslim family in Rampasha, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India.[1] His father was Khan Bahadur and his mother was Meherjan Banu. His paternal grandfather was the renowned Bengali mystic Hason Raja.[1]

Chowdhury began his education in Rajaganj Primary School before enrolling at the Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah where he did Islamic studies and also studied Bengali, Arabic, Persian and Urdu. He then moved on to study at Rasamay Memorial High School and Sylhet Government High School. He graduated from Murari Chand College. As a student he was the Secretary of Assam Provincial Muslim Students Federation.[1]

Career[]

Chowdhury's career began with taking care of his father's various properties such as the Alijan Coal Mine in Assam, Rupamukhi and Sonamukhi in Tripura, and Moulvibazar Tea Garden. From 1943 to 1946, Chowdhury was the honorary magistrate of Sylhet District. He went on to serve as Vice Chairman and than Chairman of Sylhet Local Board. In 1946, he was elected to the Assam Provincial Assembly. He was involved in the 1947 Sylhet referendum that saw Sylhet rejoin with East Bengal.[1]

Chowdhury joined the East Pakistan Muslim League and served as the President of Sylhet District Muslim League. In 1965, he was elected to East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Chowdhury was made the President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sylhet unit in 1979.[1] Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[2] He was a State Minister in the Cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman.[1] He wrote mystical poems and songs like his grandfather. He founded the Dewan Taimur Raja Trust with support from Islami Bank.[1]

Personal life[]

Chowdhury was married to Shaila Ahsanullah of the Dhaka Nawab Family. She was a daughter of Nawabzada Khwaja Ahsanullah, the youngest son of Nawab Salimullah. Begum Ahsanullah was his wife's stepmother.

Death[]

Chowdhury died on 14 December 1997.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Chowdhury, Dewan Nurul Anwar Hossain (2012). "Chowdhury, Dewan Taimur Raja". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 March 2021.


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