Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton Explained

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury
Native Name:নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Madaripur-1
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start:14 July 1996
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Abul Khair Chowdhury
Term Start2:5 March 1991
Term End2:24 November 1995
Predecessor2:Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury
Office3:8th Chief Whip of Parliament
1Blankname3:Speaker
1Namedata3:Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Term Start3:30 January 2019
Term End3:6 August 2024
Predecessor3:A. S. M. Feroz
Birth Date:1 June 1964
Birth Place:Faridpur district, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Father:Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury
Mother:Sheikh Feroza Begum
Relatives:Sheikh-Wazed family
Relations:Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (brother)

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury (born 1 June 1964; also known by his Liton) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-1 constituency and the former Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of East Pakistan's Faridpur district. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, are cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[4] His father was a politician and came from a zamindar family whilst his mother, Sheikh Feroza Begum, was a housewife. Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through both of his grandmothers, who were direct descendants of the 15th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad.[5]

Chowdhury completed Higher Secondary School Certificate examination.[6] He is the grandnephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[7]

Career

Chowdhury's father, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, died in May 1991 while serving as member of parliament from Madaripur-1.[8] Chowdhury contested in the subsequent by-election after the death of his father and was elected parliament as an Awami League candidate in September 1991.[9] [10]

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 61,012 votes while his nearest rival, Abul Khaer Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 29,312 votes.

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of the Awami League. He received 98,898 votes while his nearest rival, Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 47,831 votes.

In 2008, Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League.[12] [13] He received 119,767 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Kamal Zaman Mollah, received 20,443 votes. He is a trustee of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.[14] He was a whip of the 9th parliament.[15]

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Awami League Candidate unopposed as the election was boycotted by opposition parties.[16] He was appointed the whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[17] He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.[18] In February 2017, he was made secretary of the Awami League Parliamentary Party.[19] He is the chief advisor of the Shibchar Upazila Shomity.[20]

In 2018, Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League from Madaripur-1.[21] He received 227,393 votes while his nearest rival, Sazzad Hossain Sidiquee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 313 votes. He was appointed chief whip of the 11th parliament.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheikh Hasina elected House leader, Matia Chowdhury deputy leader . 2024-01-13 . Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal . en . 10 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Noor-E-Alam reappointed as chief whip, Mashrafe a whip . 23 January 2024 .
  3. Web site: PM asks newly elected AL MPs to focus on people's welfare . 2024-01-13 . RTV Online . en.
  4. News: Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters . 2018-11-23 . Dhaka Tribune . 2019-01-22.
  5. Book: Haque Khoka, Mominul . https://doc.liberationwarbangladesh.net/books/ahik/#p=20 . bn:অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি . Shahitya Prakash . 1998 . Dhaka . 24 . bn . 16 December 2022 . 21 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421211052/https://doc.liberationwarbangladesh.net/books/ahik/#p=20 . dead.
  6. Web site: Constituency 218_11th_En . 2021-05-28 . Bangladesh Parliament.
  7. News: Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years . Dhaka Tribune . 7 October 2016.
  8. Hakim . Muhammad A. . 1994 . The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh . Asian Survey . 34 . 8 . 738–747 . 10.2307/2645261 . 2645261 . 0004-4687.
  9. Book: Ākhatāra, Muhāmmada Iẏāhaiẏā. . Electoral corruption in Bangladesh . 2001 . Ashgate . 0-7546-1628-2 . Aldershot, Hampshire, England . 243 . 45592557.
  10. News: Nityan . Halder . a . Madaripur . 2008-12-25 . Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through . 2023-01-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. Web site: 2008-12-29 . Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . 2023-01-09 . 29 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002557/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=217 . dead.
  12. Web site: 2018-02-11 . Bangladesh Election Commission - Home page . 2023-01-09 . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 . dead.
  13. Web site: 2018-04-17 . Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online . 2023-01-09 . 17 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105809/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=211&Year=2008 . dead.
  14. News: 2011-10-07 . Bangabandhu trust meet held . 2023-01-09 . The Daily Star . BSS . en.
  15. News: Haque . Sajidul . Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury made chief whip of parliament . 2023-01-09 . bdnews24.com . en.
  16. News: AL closer to majority before voting . New Age . 2023-01-09 . en-GB . 3 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ . dead.
  17. News: Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers . Dhaka Tribune . 7 October 2016.
  18. News: PM opens Paira Bandar . Dhaka Tribune . 7 October 2016.
  19. News: 2017-02-13 . Noor-E-Alam Chy made ALPP secy . 2023-01-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  20. News: 2020-02-25 . BNDF to hold day-long health camp . 2023-01-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  21. News: 2018-11-25 . Madaripur-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 2023-01-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  22. News: 2019-01-30 . Liton made chief whip of 11th parliament . 2023-01-09 . The Daily Star . en.