Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton | |
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নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী | |
Member of Parliament for Madaripur-1 | |
Assumed office Jun 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Abul Khair Chowdhury |
In office Sep 1991 – Feb 1996 | |
Preceded by | Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Abul Khair Chowdhury |
Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament | |
Assumed office 30 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | A. S. M. Feroz |
Personal details | |
Born | Madaripur | 1 June 1964
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Parents |
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Relatives | Sheikh-Wazed family |
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton (Bengali: নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী; born 1 June 1964) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1 and the Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad.
Early life[]
Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964. He completed HSC or Higher School Certificate Examination.[1] He is the grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2] Both his paternal and maternal grandmothers were sisters of Mujib. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, are cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3]
Career[]
Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League Candidate.[1] He is the Whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[4] He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Constituency 218_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "PM opens Paira Bandar". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family
- People from Madaripur District
- Awami League politicians
- 5th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 7th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 8th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 9th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 10th Jatiya Sangsad members
- 11th Jatiya Sangsad members