TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury

Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury (Bengali: ফজলে রাব্বি চৌধুরী; 1 October 1934 – 20 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi politician from Gaibandha who was a member of parliament for six terms. As an advisor to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad, he represented the Jatiya Party for most of his lifetime.

Dr. TIM
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
7 May 1986 – 15 February 1996
Succeeded byMukhlesur Rahman
ConstituencyGaibandha-3
In office
12 June 1996 – 14 January 2014
Preceded byMukhlesur Rahman
Succeeded byEunus Ali Sarkar
Personal details
Born1 October 1934
Gaibandha, Bengal Province
DiedDecember 20, 2018(2018-12-20) (aged 84)
United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad) (1986-2001)
Islami Jatiya Oikya Front (2001–2006)
Jatiya Party (Ershad) (2006-2013)
Jatiya Party (Zafar) (2013-2017)
Jatiya Oikya Front (2018)

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 October 1934, to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries from the village of Taluqzamira in Harinathpur, Palashbari under Gaibandha (formerly part of Rangpur District) in Bengal Province. He earned a M.Sc. and a PhD degree.[1]

Career

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Gaibandha-3 in 1986, 1988, 1991, and 1996 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad). He was elected in 2001 as a candidate of Islami Jatiya Oikya Front and in 2008 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad). He was an advisor to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He worked as a professor at the Bangladesh Agricultural University.[2] In 2015, he was the acting Chairperson of Jatiya Party.[3] He later joined the Jatiya Party faction led by Kazi Zafar Ahmed. After Ahmed's death in 2015, Chowdhury became the chairman of the faction until his own death.

Death

Chowdhury died on 20 December 2018 in United Hospital, Dhaka.[4]

References
  1. "Constituency 31". parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. "Oikyafront aspirant Fazle Rabbi dies". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. Azad, Rafiqul Islam. "JP (Zafar) to continue with 20-paty alliance". Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "Oikya Front Gaibandha-3 candidate Fazle Rabbi dies at 84". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 25 December 2018.


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