Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (Nowfel) | |
|---|---|
মহিবুল হাসান চৌধুরী | |
.jpg) Chowdhury in January 2018 | |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu |
| Constituency | Chittagong-9 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1983 Chattogram, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Mother | Hasina Mohuddin |
| Father | ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury |
| Relatives | The Chowdhury Dynasty |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Nickname(s) | Nowfel |
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (born 26 July 1983) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the Deputy Minister of Education and a Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-9 constituency.[1][2] He is the elder son of veteran Awami politician ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury. He is known for abetting terrorism and violence in the educational institutions of Chattagram due to his rivalry with former mayor A J M Nasir Uddin, that claimed lives.[3] His followers sexually assaulted a student of Chittagong University and obstructed her from filing complaint in July 2022.[4]
Early life[edit]
Chowdhury was born in Chattogram, Bangladesh on 26 July 1983.[5] His father, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the mayor of Chattogram, the second-largest city in Bangladesh.[6] Mohibul Chowdhoury's entry and patronage in politics is connected to his father's chequered career.[7] His mother is Hasina Mohiuddin, who is the incumbent Chattogram City Mohila Awami League (AL) president[8]
Chowdhury graduated from London School of Economics with a law and anthropology degree and was called as a barrister of Lincoln's Inn following post graduation from the University of Law.[9]
Career[edit]
Chowdhury was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 30 December 2018 in 2018 general election from Chittagong-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[10] He was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education in the 4th Cabinet of Sheikh Hasina.[11]
From 2016 to 2019, Chowdhury held the position of "Organising Secretary" of Bangladesh Awami League in the party's Central Committee. During his tenure in the secretarial body, he helped win the Narayanganj City Corporation Election in 2016 which was the first City election with direct political party nomination in Bangladesh. He was one of the youngest organising secretaries of Awami League and was credited for managing the party in important districts such as Gazipur, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Shariatpur, Gopalganj, etc. which districts are considered Awami League heartlands.[12] On 25 June 2018, he apologized to Bangladesh Election Commission for violating electoral code of conduct.[13]
Chowdhury was a partner of The Legal Circle, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh before his ministerial appointment.[14][15] On 27 December 2019, he was removed from central executive committee of Awami League as part of the party's strategy to separate the government from the party.[16]
On 9 April 2021, Chowdhury said that the government might reconsider recognizing the highest degree from Qwami Madrassa Board.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Awami League candidate Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel from Chattogram -9 Seat waving hands during an election campaign at Askadighipar area recently". The New Nation. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ↑ "Honorable Deputy Ministers". cabinet.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ Julian Kuttig (2020). Student politics and political violence in Bangladesh (Report). Conflict Research Group. p. 42. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ↑ "CU sexual assault: Arrestees are BCL activists, supporters, Rab says". The Daily Star. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ একনজরে শিক্ষা উপমন্ত্রী ব্যারিস্টার নওফেল [Overview of Deputy Minister of Education Barrister Nowfel] (in Bengali). odhikar. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "It's Mohiuddin Again". The Daily Star. 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ↑ "Opposition win in Chittagong poll". BBC News.
- ↑ "Nowfel's mother tests positive for COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ "Barrister Nowfel is the name of a surprise in AL politics" (in Bengali). ctgbarta24. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "Chattogram-9 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ↑ "Oldest minister MA Mannan, youngest Nowfel". Dhaka Tribune. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nowfel will continue to fulfill the expectations" (in Bengali). ekushey-tv.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "Noufel apologises to EC for violating poll code". The Daily Star. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Youth representative Barrister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel" (in Bengali). sondesh24. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ মহিউদ্দিন অনুসারীদের ভরসা এখন নওফেল [bn:Mohiuddin's followers are now rely on Nowfel]. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "9 ministers dropped from AL committee". The Daily Star. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Govt may reconsider recognition of top Qawmi degree: Deputy education minister". The Daily Star. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
