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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury
| office = Member of Parliament
| term_start =
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = 15 August 1934
| birth_place = [[Shibchar Upazila|Duttapara]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], [[Faridpur Division|Faridpur district]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|5|18|1934|8|15}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| parents = Sheikh Fatema Begum (mother)
| relations = [[Sheikh-Wazed family]]
| spouse = Sheikh Feroza Begum
| children = [[Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury|Liton Chowdhury]] <br> [[Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury|Nixon Chowdhury]]
}}
'''Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury''' (15 August 1934 – 18 May 1991) was a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and Member of Parliament from [[Madaripur-1]].

==Early life and family==
Chowdhury was born on 15 August 1934 to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family of [[Chowdhury|Chowdhuries]] in the village of Duttapara in [[Shibchar Upazila|Shibchar]], [[Madaripur District|Madaripur]], then part of the [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]]'s [[Faridpur Division|Faridpur district]]. His father, Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, was a ''[[zamindar]]'' and his mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was a housewife. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury had [[Iraqis|Iraqi]] [[Arabs|Arab]] ancestry through his maternal grandfather [[Sheikh Lutfar Rahman]], who was a direct descendant of 15th-century [[Muslim]] preacher Sheikh Awwal of [[Baghdad]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Haque Khoka|first=Mominul|url=https://doc.liberationwarbangladesh.net/books/ahik/#p=20|title=অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি|publisher=Shahitya Prakash|year=1998|isbn=|edition=|location=Dhaka|pages=24|language=bn|orig-year=}}</ref>

He was the paternal cousin of Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref name="dtmj">{{cite news |last1=Hossain |first1=Monjur |title=Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/11/23/madaripur-1-constituency-bnp-attempts-to-win-over-awami-league-supporters |accessdate=23 January 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=23 November 2022}}</ref> He was the nephew of President [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-68620 |accessdate=23 January 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=25 December 2008 |language=en}}</ref> His mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was the eldest sister of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. Chowdhury was married to his first-cousin Sheikh Feroza Begum, the daughter of his mother's younger sister, Sheikh Asia Begum. Their sons [[Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton|Liton Chowdhury]] and [[Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury|Nixon Chowdhury]] are both politicians and members of parliament in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2sJ5pSDx_Q&t=505s|title = নিক্সন চৌধুরীর উন্নয়নমুখী রাজনীতির ৫ বছর (২০১৪ থেকে ২০১৮)|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on [[1991 Bangladeshi general election]] from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. His closest rival was Abul Khaer Chowdhury of the [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=217 |accessdate=23 January 2019 |date=29 December 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002557/http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=217|archive-date = 2008-12-29}}</ref>

==Death and legacy==
Chowdhury died in 1991 while in office.<ref name="Hakim1994">{{cite journal |last=Hakim |first=Muhammad A. |date=August 1994 |title=The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh |journal=Asian Survey |volume=34 |issue=8 |page=741 |jstor=2645261|doi=10.2307/2645261}}</ref> His son, [[Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton]], served was elected Member of parliament from Madaripur-1 after his death.<ref name="dtmj" /> Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Degree College is a college in [[Madaripur District]] named after him.<ref>{{cite news |title=5 killed in Madaripur road accident |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/10/04/5-killed-in-madaripur-road-accident |accessdate=23 January 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:5th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
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[[Category:Bangladeshi people of Arab descent]]
[[Category:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family]]
[[Category:People from Madaripur District]]
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