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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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'''Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin'dhd'' (1903–1967), or '''Lal Mia''', as he is commonly referred to, was a prominent [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[politician]] in the [[Indian National Congress]] or the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] and later the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Of4MAAAAIAAJ|title=Who's who|last=Nūrujjāmāna|first=Mohāmmada|date=1968-01-01|publisher=Eastern Publications|page=100|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chowdhry studied at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was involved in the [[Khilafat Movement]] in British India and was jailed by the [[British Raj]]. He joined the Muslim League in 1943. He was the minister of Health, Labor and Social welfare of Pakistan in 1965.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC|title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh|last=Rahman|first=Syedur|date=2010-04-27|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810874534|page=66|language=en}}</ref>

Chowdhury was a Member of the [[List of members of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan|3rd National Assembly of Pakistan]] representing Faridpur-1.<ref>{{cite web|title=LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 3RD NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN FROM 1962-1964|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/3rd%20National%20Assembly.pdf|access-date=6 April 2021|website=na.gov.pk}}</ref> He was a Member of the  [[List of members of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan|4th National Assembly of Pakistan]] representing Faridpur-1.<ref>{{cite web|title=LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 4TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN FROM 1965-1969|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/4th%20National%20Assembly.pdf|access-date=19 January 2021|website=na.gov.pk}}</ref>

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[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 1965–1969]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 1962–1965]]