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| Office | Health Minister of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
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|---|---|
| Term start | 1947 |
| Term end | 1950s |
| Predecessor | Position created
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| Born | 1906 |
| Born | Feni, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age
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| Spouse | Anwara Bahar Chowdhury |
| Children | Template:Ubl
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| Occupation | Politician, writer
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Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (1906 – 15 April 1966) was a politician, journalist, sportsman and writer from erstwhile East Bengal, now Bangladesh, who served in the political spheres of British India and Pakistan.[1]
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born at Guthuma village in Feni district in 1906. His father, Mohammad Nurullah, was a munsiff.[2] He passed Matriculation in 1922 from Chittagong Municipal School and ISc from Chittagong College in 1924. He then graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1928.[1]
Career
In 1933, Chowdhury took up journalism and along with his sister, Shamsunnahar Mahmud, published the literary journal "Bulbul".[3] Chowdhury actively joined politics as an activist of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League, and was elected a member of its executive committee in 1937. In 1944, he was elected publicity secretary of the League. He was elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Parshuram constituency of Feni district.[1] He was the health minister of the first Muslim League cabinet in East Pakistan.[1]
Works
After suffering a stroke, he resigned from the cabinet position in 1953. Chowdhury started writing books prior to 1947 partition. His works include "Pakistan", "Mohammad Ali Jinnah", "Omar Faruq", and "Ameer Ali".[1]
Personal life
Chowdhury was married to Anwara Bahar Chowdhury (1919–1987). Anwara was a social activist and writer. She established Habibullah Bahar College in 1969 after Chowdhury's name.[4] Together they had 4 daughters – Selina Bahar Zaman, Shaheen Westcombe, Nasreen Shams and Tazeen Chowdhury and one son - Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury.[5] Chowdhury's grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz, an educationist, had a close relationship with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Template:Cite Banglapedia
- ↑ Template:Cite Banglapedia
- ↑ "Nirbachito Bulbul" Inaugurated in Kolkata(26 November 2005).
- ↑ Remembrance : Anwara Bahar Choudhury : Educationist, Writer and Cultural Activist. The Daily Star(27 March 2015).
- ↑ The art of recitation: Then and now. The Daily Star(3 March 2008).
- ↑ Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury's recitation evening today. The Daily Star(6 May 2015).