Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury
Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | |
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শাহাদাত হোসেন চৌধুরী | |
Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 15 February 2017 | |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 62–63) Noakhali, East Pakistan |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Spouse(s) | Sarwat Chowdhury |
Alma mater | Chittagong University MCTE Defence Services Command and Staff College |
Profession | Military officer, Election commissioner |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1982–2010 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (afwc, psc, te) (born 1959) is a retired Brigadier general of Bangladesh Army who is one of the incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.[1]
Early life[]
Chowdhury was born in 1959 in Companiganj Upazila of Noakhali district of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Ali Imam Chowdhury and Ferdous Ara Begum.[2] He is the second among his five siblings.[1] He completed his Secondary School Certificate from Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School in 1974 and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Chittagong College in 1976.[2] He earned his graduation in Mathematics from Chittagong University.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b পরবর্তী নির্বাচন কমিশনে যারা থাকছেন. BBC (in Bengali). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Election Commissioners of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Army brigadiers
- University of Chittagong alumni
- Chittagong College alumni
- People from Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali