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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1940–2020)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf.jpg
| caption =
| name = Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf
| native_name = চৌধুরী কামাল ইবনে ইউসুফ
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = [[Ministry of Food (Bangladesh)|Minister of Food and Disaster Management]]
| term_start = 6 May 2004
| term_end = 27 October 2006
| predecessor = ''Position created''
| successor = [[Mohammad Abdur Razzaque]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief|Minister of Disaster Management and Relief]]
| term_start1 = 10 October 2001
| term_end1 = 6 May 2004
| successor1 = ''Position abolished''
| constituency_MP2 = [[Faridpur-3]]
| term_start2 = 20 March 1991
| term_end2 = 27 October 2006
| predecessor2 = [[Kamran Hossain Chowdhury]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of 4th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-4th-parliament-members-bangla|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.parliament.gov.bd}}</ref>
| successor2 = [[Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth year|1940}}
| death_date = {{dda|2020|12|09|1940}}
| birth_place = Bangladesh
| relations = [[Yusuf Ali Chowdhury]] (Father)
[[Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin]] (Uncle)
[[Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf]] (Brother)
Chowdhury Nayab Yusuf(Daughter)
}}

'''Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf''' (1940 – 9 December 2020)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former minister Kamal Yusuf dies of Covid-19 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2020/12/09/former-minister-kamal-yusuf-dies-of-covid-19 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=9 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BNP leader Kamal Ibne Yusuf dies of Covid-19 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/bnp-leader-kamal-ibne-yusuf-dies-covid-19-2008433 |work=The Daily Star |date=9 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi politician who served as government minister. He was a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP plans legal move against ban on publishing Tarique remarks in the media |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/03/27/bnp-plans-legal-move-against-ban-on-publishing-tarique-remarks-in-the-media |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>

==Family==
Yusuf was born into a Bengali [[Zamindar]] family from [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]] district. His grandfather was the zamindar [[Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash]]. His father, [[Yusuf Ali Chowdhury]] (Mohan Mia), was a [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] leader during British rule and in Pakistan who supported Pakistan during the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Yusuf_Ali|title=Chowdhury, Yusuf Ali - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> His uncle [[Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia)]] had been a cabinet minister in the government of President [[Ayub Khan (Field Marshal)|Ayub Khan]] while another uncle, Enayet Hossain Chowdhury, became a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]].

==Career==
Yusuf joined the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP) led by President [[Ziaur Rahman]] after the party's formation in 1979. He was elected to parliament in the 1979 election. In 1981 he was inducted as a minister in the government of President Justice [[Abdus Sattar (president)|Abdus Sattar]]. In 1991 he was elected again and was made a Minister for Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister [[Begum Khaleda Zia]]. He won the general elections in 1996 even though the BNP lost power to the Awami League. He also won the 2001 elections after which he was made Minister for Food and Disaster Management.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh battles flood chaos |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3909939.stm |work=BBC News |date=2004-07-20|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rail, road links with capital threatened |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/07/24/d4072401011.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> He lost his seat in the 2008 general elections. He was the vice-chairman of BNP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi prince meets Khaleda |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/91669/Saudi-Price-meets-Khaleda |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115111808/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/91669/Saudi-Price-meets-Khaleda |archive-date=2016-01-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ceremony celebrates Bangladesh-China ties, commemorates ancient travelers |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/13/c_134707339.htm |newspaper=Xinhuanet |access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Yusuf had a daughter, Chowdhury Naiab Yusuf.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-07|title=BNP leader Kamal Yusuf’s daughter released from Faridpur jail|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2019/03/07/bnp-leader-kamal-yusuf-s-daughter-released-from-faridpur-jail|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He died from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh]].<ref>[https://www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/bnp-leader-chowdhury-kamal-ibne-yusuf-dies-1607515406 BNP leader Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf dies]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070620153304/http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/liaison_offices/wfp121955.pdf World Food Programme Report on food security in Bangladesh]

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