Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Sylhet-4. His wife, Momtaj Iqbal, was also elected a member of parliament.[1]
Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Food | |
| In office 20 December 1988 – 23 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Sardar Amjad Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Shah Moazzem Hossain |
| State Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology | |
| In office 27 March 1988 – 10 December 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Firoz Rashid |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 3 March 1988 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | A. Zahur Miah |
| Constituency | Sunamganj-4 |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Sunamganj-4 |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 24 March 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Abul Hasnat Md. Abdul Hai |
| Succeeded by | Imran Ahmad |
| Constituency | Sylhet-4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1944 |
| Died | 20 June 2001 (aged 56) Sunamganj District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Momtaj Iqbal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1965–1975 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Career
editChowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "AL candidate wins by-polls in Sunamganj-4". The Daily Star. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.