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| name = Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury
| native_name = আশরাফউদ্দীন আহমদ চৌধুরী
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|office = Minister of Education, Member of East Bengal Legislative
| office1 = General Secretary of Bengal Province Congress
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| term_start1 = 1937
| term_end1 = 1942
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| office2 = Member of the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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| office3 = [[Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training|Education Minister]] of [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
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| term_end3 = 1955
| monarch2 = [[Elizabeth II]]
| primeminister2 = [[Mohammad Ali Bogra]]
| governor-general2 = [[Ghulam Muhammad (governor-general)|Ghulam Muhammad]]
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| birth_date = 1894
| birth_place = [[Batagram (village)|Batagram]], [[Comilla District|Tipperah District]]<br />[[Bengal Presidency]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1976|3|25|1894||}}
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| death_place = [[Bangladesh]]
| party = {{ubl|[[All India National Congress]]|[[Nizam-e-Islam Party]]}}
| children = [[Rabeya Chowdhury]]
| alma_mater = [[Hare School]]<br />[[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]]<br />[[Rajshahi College]]<br />[[Calcutta University]]
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'''Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury''' ({{langx|bn|আশরাফউদ্দীন আহমদ চৌধুরী}}; 1894 – 25 March 1976) was a Bengali politician who had served as general secretary of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]'s Bengal branch, member of the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]] and later as the [[Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training|education minister of Pakistan]].<ref name="vds">{{cite Banglapedia |author=Razzaq, Rana |article=Chowdhury, Ashrafuddin Ahmad}}</ref> He was an advocate of [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]]'s [[United Bengal]] proposal.

'''Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury''' is a [[Bangladesh]]i politician and former Minister of Education and Member of East Bengal Legislative.<ref name="vds">{{cite web|last1=Razzaq|first1=Rana|title=Chowdhury, Ashrafuddin Ahmad|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Ashrafuddin_Ahmad|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury was born in 1894 in a well reputed zamindar family in [[Batagram (village)|Batagram]], [[Comilla]], [[Tripura]], [[British Raj]]. He was son of Tofazzal Ahmad Chowdhury, alias Anu Mia Chowdhury, an influential zamindar of that time. He studied in the famous Hare School and [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]]s in Calcutta. He graduated from [[Rajshahi College]], and finished law school in [[Calcutta University]] in 1919.<ref name="vds"></ref>
Chowdhury was born in 1894, into a well-reputed [[Bengali Muslim]] family of [[zamindar]]s in [[Batagram (village)|Batagram]], [[Comilla District|Tipperah District]], [[Bengal Presidency]] (now [[Comilla District]], [[Bangladesh]]). He was a son of Tofazzal Ahmad Chowdhury, alias Anu Mia, an influential zamindar of that time. Chowdhury moved to [[Calcutta]] for his education, where he studied at the [[Hare School]] and then at the [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School]]. He completed his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Rajshahi College]] in [[North Bengal]], and then completed law school at the [[Calcutta University]] in 1919.<ref name="vds" />


==Career==
==Career==
Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury was a prominent Leader in the Anti-British Liberation movement of Indian sub-continent. He was involved in the [[Khilafat Movement]] and [[Non-cooperation Movement]] as an activist and leader of the [[All India National Congress]]. From 1937 to 1941, he was the General Secretary of the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee, while Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was the President. He was one of the closest allies of Netaji and played an instrumental role in organizing Bengal Congress at that time. Ashrafuddin Chowdhury also played a vital role in formation of Forward Bloc with Netaji and was a vital member in the founding Working Committee of All India Forward Bloc, which was the party's highest forum for whole India. He supported Indian Nationalism and Hindu Muslim unity. He was also the first non- British Chairman of the District Board of Tippera and was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. During 1921- 1947, he served several terms of imprisonment as a political prisoner, opposing the British Raj. In the 1940s he joined the [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind|Nikhil Banga Jamiat-i-Ulama-i-Hind]]. In 1954 He was elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly from Comilla as a candidate of [[Nizam-e-Islam Party|Nizam-i-Islami Party]]. He was Minister of Education in the cabinet of Sher-e-Bangla [[AK Fazlul Huq]].<ref name="vds"></ref> in 1954 and became the Education Minister again in the cabinet of Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar.
Chowdhury was a prominent leader in the anti-British [[Indian independence movement]]. He was involved in the [[Khilafat Movement]] and [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|Non-cooperation movement]] as an activist and the leader of the [[All India National Congress]]'s Bengal branch.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia |article=Peasant Movements |author=Hashmi, Taj ul-Islam}}</ref><ref>{{cite Banglapedia |article=Khilafat Movement |author=Ahmed, Sufia}}</ref> He became a leader of the [[Tippera Krishak Samiti]]'s moderate side.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia |article=Tippera Krishak Samiti |author=Islam, Sirajul}}</ref> From 1937 to 1941, he was the general secretary of the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee during the presidency of [[Subhash Chandra Bose]]. He was one of the closest allies of Bose and played an instrumental role in organising Bengal Congress at that time. Chowdhury also played a vital role in formation of Forward Bloc with Bose and was a vital member in the founding Working Committee of [[All India Forward Bloc]], which was the party's highest forum for whole India. He supported [[Indian nationalism]] and [[Hindu-Muslim unity]]. He was also the first non-British chairman of the District Board of Tipperah (Comilla) and was a member of the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly]]. During 1921- 1947, he served several terms of imprisonment as a political prisoner, opposing the British Raj.


In the 1940s he joined the [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind|Nikhil Banga Jamiat-i-Ulama-i-Hind]]. Chowdhury stood as a candidate of the [[Nizam-e-Islam Party]] as part of the [[United Front]] alliance during the [[1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]s, in which he gained a seat in his home constituency of Comilla. In 1954, he became the minister of education during the cabinet of [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]], he became education minister again during the cabinet of [[Abu Hussain Sarkar]].<ref name="vds" />
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==Death==

Chowdhury died on 25 March 1976.<ref name="vds"></ref>
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==Death and legacy==
Chowdhury died on 25 March 1976 in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="vds" /> He left behind his wife, Razia Khatun Chowdhurani, a poet and litterateur, and their daughter [[Rabeya Chowdhury]], a prominent politician of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 6 November 2024

Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury
আশরাফউদ্দীন আহমদ চৌধুরী
General Secretary of Bengal Province Congress
In office
1937–1942
Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1954–1955
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralGhulam Muhammad
Prime MinisterMohammad Ali Bogra
Education Minister of Pakistan
In office
1954–1955
Personal details
Born1894
Batagram, Tipperah District
Bengal Presidency
Died25 March 1976(1976-03-25) (aged 81–82)
Bangladesh
Political party
ChildrenRabeya Chowdhury
Alma materHare School
St. Xavier's Collegiate School
Rajshahi College
Calcutta University

Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury (Bengali: আশরাফউদ্দীন আহমদ চৌধুরী; 1894 – 25 March 1976) was a Bengali politician who had served as general secretary of the Congress Party's Bengal branch, member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly and later as the education minister of Pakistan.[1] He was an advocate of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy's United Bengal proposal.

Early life

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Chowdhury was born in 1894, into a well-reputed Bengali Muslim family of zamindars in Batagram, Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency (now Comilla District, Bangladesh). He was a son of Tofazzal Ahmad Chowdhury, alias Anu Mia, an influential zamindar of that time. Chowdhury moved to Calcutta for his education, where he studied at the Hare School and then at the St. Xavier's Collegiate School. He completed his bachelor's degree from Rajshahi College in North Bengal, and then completed law school at the Calcutta University in 1919.[1]

Career

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Chowdhury was a prominent leader in the anti-British Indian independence movement. He was involved in the Khilafat Movement and Non-cooperation movement as an activist and the leader of the All India National Congress's Bengal branch.[2][3] He became a leader of the Tippera Krishak Samiti's moderate side.[4] From 1937 to 1941, he was the general secretary of the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee during the presidency of Subhash Chandra Bose. He was one of the closest allies of Bose and played an instrumental role in organising Bengal Congress at that time. Chowdhury also played a vital role in formation of Forward Bloc with Bose and was a vital member in the founding Working Committee of All India Forward Bloc, which was the party's highest forum for whole India. He supported Indian nationalism and Hindu-Muslim unity. He was also the first non-British chairman of the District Board of Tipperah (Comilla) and was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly. During 1921- 1947, he served several terms of imprisonment as a political prisoner, opposing the British Raj.

In the 1940s he joined the Nikhil Banga Jamiat-i-Ulama-i-Hind. Chowdhury stood as a candidate of the Nizam-e-Islam Party as part of the United Front alliance during the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, in which he gained a seat in his home constituency of Comilla. In 1954, he became the minister of education during the cabinet of A. K. Fazlul Huq, he became education minister again during the cabinet of Abu Hussain Sarkar.[1]

Death and legacy

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Chowdhury died on 25 March 1976 in Bangladesh.[1] He left behind his wife, Razia Khatun Chowdhurani, a poet and litterateur, and their daughter Rabeya Chowdhury, a prominent politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Razzaq, Rana (2012). "Chowdhury, Ashrafuddin Ahmad". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ Hashmi, Taj ul-Islam (2012). "Peasant Movements". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Sufia (2012). "Khilafat Movement". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Tippera Krishak Samiti". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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