Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (1 May 1920 – 15 February 2000) was a Bangladeshi politician, mass-media administrator, minister and two time Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.
Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | |
|---|---|
শামসুল হুদা চেীধুরী | |
| 5th Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 10 July 1986 – 5 April 1991 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1920 Birbhum, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 15 February 2000 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Leila Arjumand Banu |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata Aligarh Muslim University |
Early life
editChaudhury was born on 1 May 1920 in Sufi, Birbhum, West Bengal, British India. In 1941, he graduated with a B.A. from the Presidency College, Kolkata. He also got M.A. and LL.B. Degree from the Aligarh Muslim University. From 1943 to 1944, he was the Vice President of Aligarh University Students Union. He was the President of All Bengal Muslim Students League. He was a successful debater in his student life and awards for his debate performances. In 1943, he was awarded with the Sir Morris Goar Trophy in the All India Debate competition.[1]
Career
editChaudhury was the regional director of All India Radio and after the Partition of India in 1948, he joined the Pakistan Radio. He was also the Deputy Director of tourism department. He was the founder Director of Pakistan International Airlines and the Chief of Public Relations of East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation.[citation needed]
In 1970, Chaudhury was the Secretary-General, East Pakistan of the Convention Muslim League (CML).[2] He stood as a CML candidate in the 1970 Pakistani general election,[3] and was elected Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for constituency Mymensingh-XI.[4]
He served as the Chairman of Bangladesh Broadcasting Inquiry Commission in 1976. He was appointed Advisor to the Information Ministry in 1977.[1] Chaudhury was elected as the Member of the Parliament in 1979. He served as the Minister of Information, Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Cultural Affairs, Minister of Religious Affairs, Minister of Railways, and Minister of Planning. He was elected the Member of the Parliament for the second time in 1986 and became the Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad. He served a second term as Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad for the second time from 1986 to April 1991.[1][5]
Personal life
editHe was married to Leila Arjumand Banu (1929–1995), a music artiste and social worker.[1]
Death
editChaudhury died on 15 February 2000 and his buried in Dhaka beside his wife, Leila Arjumand Banu.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Huda, Shahnaz (26 November 2014). "Chaudhury, Shamsul Huda". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "In this Issue". The Pakistan Review. December 1970. p. 3.
Pakistan Muslim League (Convention) ... Mr. Shamsul Huda (Secretary-General, East Pakistan).
- ^ Chakravarty, S. R. (1988). Bangladesh, the Nineteen Seventy-nine Elections. New Delhi: South Asian Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 81-7003-088-9.
Shamsul Huda Chowdhury BNP Contested as CML candidate in 1970 election.
- ^ "Notification" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 18 December 1970.
- ^ "Other Info". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.