Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry

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Fazlul Quader Ch‍owdhury
Ayub Khan
Preceded byAyub Khan
Succeeded byAyub Khan
Personal details
Born(1919-03-26)26 March 1919
Gohira,
British India, (now Bangladesh)
Died17 July 1973(1973-07-17) (aged 54)
Old Dhaka Central Jail ,
A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury (nephew)
  • Salman F Rahman (nephew)
    • Children
    RelativesZamindar family of Gahira
    Alma materCalcutta Presidency College
    Calcutta University Law College

    Fazlul Quader Chowdhury (

    Acting President of Pakistan from time to time when Ayub Khan left the country. His elder brother Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury was the leader of the opposition in East Pakistan assembly. Quader was preceded by Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan of Awami League
    .

    Early life

    Chaudhury was born on 26 March 1919 to a

    Bengali Muslim zamindar family in Gahira, Raozan, located in the Chittagong District of the Bengal Province. His father, Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Chaudhry, was a police official in the British Raj
    , and his mother, Begum Fatema Khatun Chaudhrani, was a housewife.

    Education

    Chaudhry graduated from Calcutta Presidency College and earned B.L degree from Calcutta University Law College. In 1941 he was elected general secretary of All-India Muslim Student Federation. He joined the All-India Muslim League and was elected the secretary of Chittagong district unit of the party in 1943.[1]

    Career

    In 1947, Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry supported the

    Sarat Bose and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, but when Suhrawardy agreed to form Pakistan, he failed from presenting the matter to Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[2]

    Chaudhury was elected member of the Pakistan National Assembly in 1962. In Ayub Khan's cabinet he served in the Ministry of Agriculture and Works, the Ministry of Education and Information and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. He played an important role in floating the Convention Muslim League (1962) and was elected a member of the central committee of the party.[1]

    He facilitated the foundation of

    Chittagong Marine Academy, Chittagong Marine Fisheries and the Polytechnic Institute.[1]

    Personal life

    Family

    FQC's father, Abdul Jabbar Chaudhry, was a 12th-generation descendant of Sheikh Mohammed Baradam Lashkar, whose forefathers were from the ancient city of Gour. His mother, Fatema Khatun Chaudhrani, was the daughter of Siddique Ahmed Chowdhury (son of 18th-century poet Rahimunnessa).

    Chaudhry married Syeda Selima Begum, the second daughter of Syed Azizullah of the Syed family of South Charta (

    Cumilla District) and Syeda Ammatul Ela Raziya Khatun. They had six children. Their eldest son, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, was a six-time Bangladeshi parliamentarian and adviser to Khaleda Zia. Their second son, Saifuddin Qadir Chaudhry, was a businessman and their third son, Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, was also a parliamentarian. Their fourth son, Jamaluddin Qadir Chaudhry, is an industrialist. Their two daughters are Zobaida Quader Chaudhry and Hasina Quader Sinha.[4]

    Extended family

    The family of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (FQC) is one of the most prominent and interconnected Muslim families of Bengal. Kafi Kamal, a senior reporter with the Manab Zamin, details the extent of FQC's relations in his book Attiyotar Bondhone Rajneeti (Kinship Politics).

    FQC's eldest son, Salahuddin, was married to Farhat Quader Chowdhury. Farhat is the daughter of Alamgir Mohammad Adel (brother of Jahangir Mohammad Adel) and Laili Chowdhury (daughter of Lal Mia and niece of Mohan Mia, zamindars of Faridpur). Salahuddin and Farhat's son, Hummam, is married to the granddaughter of industrialist A.K Khan. FQC's second son, Saifuddin, is married to the paternal granddaughter of Muslim League leader Abul Hashim. Marxist-Leninist theorist Badruddin Umar is Saifuddin's uncle-in-law. FQC's third son, Giasuddin, is married to the daughter of former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh and language movement activist Mujibul Huq. FQC's daughter, Hasina, is married to the younger brother of former BNP minister Mizanur Rahman Sinha.

    His brother,

    Raozan upazila
    .

    FQC's sister was married to industrialist Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury, founder of Karnaphuli Group and HRC Group. His son, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, is an Awami League politician and the current member of parliament for Dhaka-9.

    FQC's second-cousin was Awami League politician A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, a former mayor of Chittagong. Mohiuddin's paternal grandfather, Munawer Ali Chowdhury, was the elder brother of FQC's paternal grandfather Iqbal Ali Chowdhury.

    His wife's elder sister, Syeda Roqeya Akhtar, was married to former finance minister

    Beximco Group and an advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5]

    Arrest and death

    In 1973, after the independence of

    Dhaka Central Jail on 17 July 1973.[6]

    Legacy

    Chaudhury's elder son

    Dhaka Central Jail.[7]

    References

    1. ^
      OL 30677644M
      . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
    2. ^ Mukhopadhay, Keshob. "An interview with prof. Ahmed sharif". News from Bangladesh. Daily News Monitoring Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
    3. ^ Azim, Fayezul. "University of Chittagong". Banglapedia. Bangladesh Asiatic Society. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
    4. ^ "Fazlul Quader Chowdhury ::Life Sketch". Archived from the original on 29 July 2018.
    5. ^ "আত্মীয়তার বন্ধনে রাজনীতি-৪ by কাফি কামাল".
    6. ^ "Tread Warily To The Dream". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 6 February 2010.
    7. ^ "SQ Chy now booked for war crimes". The Daily Star. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
    Political offices
    Preceded by Speaker of the National Assembly
    1963–1965     		Succeeded by
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