Murtaza Reza Chowdhury
Murtaza Reza Chowdhury | |
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| Finance Minister of East Bengal | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 10 October 1958 |
| Children | 10 including Mainur Reza Chowdhury |
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Murtaza Reza Chowdhury (died on 10 October 1958) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.
Early life and family
Chowdhury was born into an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Monakosha in Nawabganj, Malda district (now in present-day Bangladesh). His father, Jehad Ahmad Chowdhury, was the zamindar of Monakosha. His paternal grandfather, Ismail Hossain Chowdhury, was the zamindar of Kotalpukur in Bihar.[1]
Chowdhury married Syeda Roqeya Akhtar, a daughter of Syed Azizullah and Syeda Ammatul Ela Raziya Khatun. They had six daughters, Gaityara, Georgina, Farhadi, Munira and Robaiya, and four sons, Mainur, Kamran, Shahed, Qayum and Irteza.[2] Mainur became the 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh and served as an adviser at the caretaker government of Bangladesh. Qayum is a businessman and his daughter is Zara Jabeen Mahbub. Irteza is a banker.[3][4]
Chowdhury's sister-in-law, Syeda Selima Begum, was the wife of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.[1]
Career
Chowdhury was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.[5] He served as the State Minister of Finance in the Ministry of Talents.[6]
Chowdhury had served as deputy high commissioner to Kolkata. He founded the Humayun Reza High School in Chapainawabganj and the Brothers Union Club in Dhaka.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ahmad, Syed Kamaluddin (30 June 2021), তরফের সৈয়দ বংশ ও লাকসাম নবাব পরিবার (in Bengali)
- 1 2 "Murtaza Reza Chowdhury's 60th death anniv today". New Age BD. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "IFIPLC holds board meeting". www.newagebd.net. Archived from the original on 30 December 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "New DMDs for Bank Asia". The Daily Star. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. 1951. p. 47.
- ↑ Steinberg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1955. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27084-8.