| Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| শাহাদাত হোসেন চৌধুরী | |
| Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
| In office 15 February 2017 – 14 February 2022 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Md. Zabed Ali |
| Succeeded by | Ahsan Habib Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-04-01) 1 April 1959 (age 65) Companiganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Sarwat Chowdhury |
| Alma mater | Chittagong University MCTE Defence Services Command and Staff College |
| Profession | Military officer, Election Commissioner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1982–2010 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands |
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Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (afwc, psc, te) (born 1959) is a retired Brigadier general of Bangladesh Army who also served as one of the Election Commissioners of Bangladesh during 2017-2022.
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. He is the second among his five siblings. 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. He earned his graduation in Mathematics from Chittagong University.
Career
On 7 February 2017, President Abdul Hamid appointed Chowdhury to the post of Election Commissioner in the Bangladesh Election Commission under Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda.
Chowdhury oversaw the 11th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh in 2018.
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ পরবর্তী নির্বাচন কমিশনে যারা থাকছেন. BBC (in Bengali). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2017-02-07). "Ex-secy Nurul Huda new CEC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- "Pre-polls situation under control: Election Commissioner Shahadat". The Daily Star. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-21.