Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury, known as Mostaq Mia, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was elected a member of parliament from undivided Chittagong-17 (Cox's Bazar Sadar-Ramu) in 1973 and from Cox's Bazar-3 in 1991.[1][2] He was an organizer of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury | |
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মোস্তাক আহমদ চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament from undivided Chittagong-17 | |
| In office 1970–1975 | |
| Member of Parliament from Cox's Bazar-3 | |
| In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Didarul Alam Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Khalequzzaman |
| Chairman of Cox's Bazar district council | |
| In office 2016–present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cox's Bazar District |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Kaniz Fatema Mostaq |
| Children | one son and one daughter |
Early life
editMostaq Ahmad Chowdhury was born in Cox's Bazar District⋅ His father was Mamtaz Ahmad Chowdhury Khan Bahadur. His wife Kaniz Fatema Mostaq is the president of Cox's Bazar District Women's Awami League and the chairman of Cox's Bazar Jatiya Mohila Songstha. They have one son and one daughter.[3]
Career
editMostaq Ahmad Chowdhury is the chairman of Cox's Bazar district council. He was earlier the administrator of Cox's Bazar district council. In the 1970, he was elected as an MP for the first time as an independent candidate from the then Chittagong-17 (Cox's Bazar Sadar-Ramu) constituency. Then in the first parliamentary elections of 1973, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from the then Chittagong-17 (Cox's Bazar Sadar-Ramu) constituency on the nomination of Awami League for the second time. He was re-elected as an MP from Cox's Bazar-3 (Sadar-Ramu) constituency in the fifth national election in 1991.[3]
He was an organizer of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[4]
He lost the 7th Jatiya Sangsad elections of 12 June 1996 and the 8th Jatiya Sangsad of 2001 from the same constituency with the nomination of Awami League.[5]
References
edit- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b পর্যটন শহর গড়ে তুলব —মোস্তাক আহমদ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ ব্যাংকে মোস্তাকের আছে ১০ হাজার সালাউদ্দিনের তিন লাখ টাকা! | কালের কণ্ঠ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "মোস্তাক আহমেদ চৌধুরী". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 May 2020.