Abdur Rasheed Choudhury (Bengali: আব্দুর রশীদ চৌধুরী; died 1944) was a Bengali politician from Sylhet.
Abdur Rasheed Choudhury | |
|---|---|
| আব্দুর রশীদ চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Indian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1934–1944 | |
| President | Sir Abdur Rahim |
| Preceded by | Abdul Matin Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Ali Asghar Khan |
| Constituency | Assam (Muslim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1895[1] Dargapasha, Sylhet, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 4 March 1944 (aged 48) Sylhet, British India |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 10 Including Humayun & Faruk |
Early life
editChoudhury was born to Bengali Muslim parents from Dargapasha, Sunamganj.[2]
Career
editChowdhury and Abdul Matin Chaudhary together established Minar Printing and Publishing Limited on 14 July 1932 which published the weekly newspaper Jugabheri.[3] Before that, he worked as an Extra Assistant Commissioner in Sylhet.[4] The editor of the newspaper was Moqbul Hussain Choudhury.[5] Chowdhury was a tea planter and owned Sirajnagar tea garden.[4][6] He also owned Hamdard Tea Company Limited and Dilkusha tea estate.[7]
Chowdhury served in the Central Legislative Assembly of India in the 1940s as an independent politician from the Muslim block of Assam.[8][9]
Personal life
editChoudhury was married to Begum Serajunnessa Choudhury (died 1974) when she was 16 as his second wife.[10][4] He had three sons from his first marriage and seven from his second.[4] His son, Humayun Rashid Choudhury (died 10 July 2001),[11] was a diplomat and later the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament of Bangladesh).[4][12] His other son, Faruk Rashid Chowdhury, served as the finance minister of Bangladesh.[4][13]
Children
editHe had 10 children, among them:
- Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury
- Faruk Rasheed Chowdhury
- Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
- Jahanzeb Chowdhury
- Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury
Death
editChoudhury died in 1944.[4]
References
edit- ^ Shibly, Atful Hye (2011). Abdul Matin Chaudhury (1895-1948): Trusted Lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Juned Ahmed Choudhury. p. 15. ISBN 978-984-33-2323-1.
- ^ "Humayun Rashid Choudhury". Dargapasha Union Parishad (in Bengali).
- ^ Shibly, Atful Hye (2011). Abdul Matin Chaudhury (1895-1948): Trusted Lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Juned Ahmed Choudhury. ISBN 978-984-33-2323-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g Al-Mahmood, Syed Zain (25 June 2010). "Tribute: A Legacy of Love". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Maslog, Crispin C. (1985). 5 Successful Asian Community Newspapers. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-9971-905-21-7.
- ^ "Many tea gardens yet to pay huge land tax". The Daily Star. 28 January 1998. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Hamdard Tea Company, Limited in Dhaka | Online-store Hamdard Tea Company, Limited Dhaka (Bangladesh)". 1002-bd.all.biz. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1942. p. 365.
- ^ India Legislature Legislative Assembly (1944). The Legislative Assembly Debates: (Official Report). Government of India Press.
- ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960. p. 729.
- ^ Karim, Nasrine R. "Lest we forget: Humayun Rasheed Choudhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Times, Special to the New York (23 September 1986). "Man in the News; U.N. Enthusiast at Assembly Helm: Humayun Rasheed Choudhury". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Who's who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.