Jahrat Adib Chowdhury
Jahrat Adib Chowdhury | |
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জহরত আদিব চৌধুরী | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Women's Reserved Seat-27 | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | not applicable |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Mohammad Zeeshan Hyder |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Harvard Business School |
Jahrat Adib Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician, a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn, an Advocate of Supreme Court of Bangladesh and a former corporate executive. She is a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-Habiganj constituency from the Women's Reserved Seat-27 since May 2026 from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[1][2]
Background
Jahrat Adib Chowdhury's father, Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury, was a State Minister for Food and Disaster Management during 2001–2003.[3] She was one of the four sisters and grew up in Moulvibazar District.[4] She is a graduate from Harvard Business School and became a barrister-at-law from Lincoln’s Inn.[3]
Career
Chowdhury joined Banglalink, a telecommunications company owned by Veon Group, in 2014; later became the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, and then the Deputy-CEO of the company in April 2025.[5]
Political career
In 2026, she was nominated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party for a reserved women's seat in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.[6]
Personal life
Chowdhury is married to Mohammad Zeeshan Hyder, a barrister and a deputy attorney general of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[7] He was a son of Mohammad Hyder Ali, also a barrister, who served as a secretary of the government of Bangladesh and an adviser of the then prime minister Khaleda Zia.[8][9] Chowdhury and Zeeshan have a son.[3]
References
- ↑ "Reserved seat MPs take oath today". The Daily Star. 2026-05-03. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ সাবেক প্রতিমন্ত্রী এবাদুর রহমান চৌধুরীর কন্যা জহরত বিএনপির সংসদ সদস্য মনোনীত. The Bangladesh Today. 2026-04-20. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- 1 2 3 "Jahrat Adib Chowdhury Nominated by BNP for Reserved Women's Seat from Moulvibazar". The Daily Campus. 2026-04-20. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "Jahrat Adib Chowdhury". femflection. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "Jahrat Makes History at Banglalink". The Daily Dazzling Dawn. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "৩৬ জন সংরক্ষিত নারী এমপির তালিকা দিলো বিএনপি - আছেন মায়ের ডাকের সানজিদা ইসলাম তুলিও". The Delta Lens (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ কর্মকর্তাবৃন্দ এটর্নি জেনারেলের কার্যালয়. Attorney General Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2026-04-12. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "Muhammad Jisan Haider Member ID: 9691". dhakabarassociation.com. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ সংসদে যাচ্ছেন সাবেক প্রতিমন্ত্রী এবাদুর রহমান চৌধুরীর কন্যা ব্যারিস্টার জহরত. www.shyamalsylhet.net. Retrieved 2026-05-22.