TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 15 February 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Mukhlesur Rahman |
| Constituency | Gaibandha-3 |
| In office 12 June 1996 – 14 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mukhlesur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Eunus Ali Sarkar |
| 3rd Chief Whip of Parliament | |
| In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987 | |
| Speaker | Shamsul Huda Chowdhury |
| Preceded by | Abul Hasanat Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Sattar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1934 Gaibandha, Bengal Province |
| Died | 20 December 2018 (aged 84) United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) (1986-2001) Islami Jatiya Oikya Front (2001–2006) Jatiya Party (Ershad) (2006-2013) Jatiya Party (Zafar) (2013-2017) Jatiya Oikya Front (2018) |
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury (Bengali: ফজলে রাব্বি চৌধুরী; 1 October 1934 – 20 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi politician from Gaibandha who was a member of parliament for six terms. As an advisor to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad, he represented the Jatiya Party for most of his lifetime.
Early life
[edit]Chowdhury was born on 1 October 1934, to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries from the village of Taluqzamira in Harinathpur, Palashbari under Gaibandha (formerly part of Rangpur District) in Bengal Province. He earned a M.Sc. and a PhD.[1]
Career
[edit]Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Gaibandha-3 in 1986, 1988, 1991, and 1996 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad). He was elected in 2001 as a candidate of Islami Jatiya Oikya Front and in 2008 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad). He was an advisor to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He worked as a professor at the Bangladesh Agricultural University.[2] In 2015, he was the acting chairperson of Jatiya Party.[3] He later joined the Jatiya Party faction led by Kazi Zafar Ahmed. After Ahmed's death in 2015, Chowdhury became the chairman of the faction until his own death.
Death
[edit]Chowdhury died on 20 December 2018 in United Hospital, Dhaka.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency 31". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Oikyafront aspirant Fazle Rabbi dies". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Azad, Rafiqul Islam (5 September 2015). "JP (Zafar) to continue with 20-paty alliance". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Oikya Front Gaibandha-3 candidate Fazle Rabbi dies at 84". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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