Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton

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Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton
নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
for Madaripur-1
Assumed office
Jun 1996
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
In office
Sep 1991 – Feb 1996
Preceded byIlias Ahmed Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament
Assumed office
30 January 2019
Preceded byA. S. M. Feroz
Personal details
Born (1964-06-01) 1 June 1964 (age 57)
Madaripur
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
RelativesSheikh-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[]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency 218_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ^ "PM opens Paira Bandar". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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