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'''Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury''' (1878 – 8 December 1941) was a Bengali lawyer and politician.

==Early life==
Chowdhury was born in 1878 at [[Natore District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]. His father was [[Khan Bahadur]] [[Ershad Ali Khan Chowdhury]], member of Bengal Legislative Council, and his mother was Masirunnesa Khanam. He studied law in England and became a Barrister in 1912.<ref name="Taru">{{cite web |last1=Taru |first1=Mazharul Islam |title=Chowdhury, Ashraf Ali Khan |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Ashraf_Ali_Khan |website=Banglapedia |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Chowdhury started his legal career by joining the [[Calcutta High Court]] bar. He was introduced to politics by his father and developed a political career under the patronage of [[Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury]]. He helped the founding of East Bengal and Assam Provincial Muslim Educational Society. He was a founding Member of [[All India Muslim League]]. In 1928, he was elected to the [[Bengal Legislative Council]] from Natore District. In 1932 he was offered a judgeship at the Calcutta High Court which he declined as he preferred a career in politics over law. In 1937, he was re-elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly from Natore District as a candidate of All India Muslim League. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.<ref name="Taru" />

==Death==
Chowdhury died on 8 December 1941 in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[British India]].<ref name="Taru" />

==References==
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[[Category:1878 births]]
[[Category:1941 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Natore District]]
[[Category:Bengali lawyers]]
[[Category:All India Muslim League members]]

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