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Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury (15 August 1934 – 18 May 1991) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1.

Early life and family

Chowdhury was born on 15 August 1934 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of the Bengal Province's Faridpur district. His father, Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, was a zamindar and his mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was a housewife. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through his maternal grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, who was a direct descendant of 17th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Abdul Awal of Baghdad.

He was the paternal cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was the nephew of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. His mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was the eldest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Chowdhury was married to his first-cousin Sheikh Feroza Begum, the daughter of his mother's younger sister, Sheikh Asia Begum. Their sons Liton Chowdhury and Nixon Chowdhury are both politicians and members of parliament in Bangladesh.

Career

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on 1991 Bangladeshi general election from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. His closest rival was Abul Khaer Chowdhury of the Jatiya Party.

Death and legacy

Chowdhury died in 1991 while in office. His son, Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, served was elected Member of parliament from Madaripur-1 after his death. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Degree College is a college in Madaripur District named after him.

References

1. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
2. Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
3. ^ Hossain, Monjur (23 November 2018). "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
4. "Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through". The Daily Star. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
5. "নিক্সন চৌধুরীর উন্নয়নমুখী রাজনীতির ৫ বছর (২০১৪ থেকে ২০১৮)". YouTube.
6. Hakim, Muhammad A. (August 1994). "The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh". Asian Survey. 34 (8): 741. doi:10.2307/2645261. JSTOR 2645261.
7. "5 killed in Madaripur road accident". Dhaka Tribune. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

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