Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton (Bengali: নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী; born 1 June 1964) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1 and the Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad.

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton
নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
for Madaripur-1
Assumed office
Jun 1996
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
In office
Sep 1991  Feb 1996
Preceded byIlias Ahmed Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament
Assumed office
30 January 2019
Preceded byA. S. M. Feroz
Personal details
Born (1964-06-01) 1 June 1964
Madaripur
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
RelativesSheikh-Wazed family

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964. He completed HSC or Higher School Certificate Examination.[1] He is the grand-nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2] Both his paternal and maternal grandmothers were sisters of Mujib. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, are cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3]

Career

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League Candidate.[1] He is the Whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[4] He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.[5]

References

  1. "Constituency 218_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. "Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. "PM opens Paira Bandar". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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