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Hamidul Huq Choudhury
Hamidul Huq Choudhury
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 28 September 1955 – 12 September 1956
Prime Minister	Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Preceded by	Mohammad Ali Bogra
Succeeded by	Feroz Khan Noon
Personal details
Born	25 August 1901; Noakhali District, British India
Died	18 January 1992 (aged 90); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	British Indian (1901–1947), Pakistani (1947–1978), Bangladeshi (1978–1992)
Political party	Muslim League, Krishak Sramik Party, United Front
Alma mater	Calcutta University

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Hamidul Huq Chowdhury (Bengali: হামিদুল হক চৌধুরী) (Urdu: حمید الحق چودھری) (25 August 1901– 18 January 1992) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi politician. He was the founder of The Pakistan Observer, an English-language newspaper which changed its name to The Bangladesh Observer after the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was educated in Dhaka and Calcutta, and had a career as a lawyer, politician and newspaper proprietor.

Early life

Hamidul Huq Chowdhury was born in Ramnagar village, Daganbhuiyan upazila, Feni District, (now Bangladesh) during the British Raj in 1901.^[1]

Hamidul Huq was educated at the Dacca Collegiate School in Dhaka, Scottish Church Collegiate School and Presidency College in Calcutta and the Law College of the University of Calcutta.^[1]

He was admitted as an Advocate before the Calcutta High Court and served for a time as a Crown Prosecutor. Hamidul Huq also served as a Legal Remembrancer for the Calcutta High Court. Following Partition in 1947, he had a long and distinguished legal practice before the Pakistan and subsequently Bangladesh High Courts, and celebrated his Golden Jubilee (50 years) as an advocate and member of the legal profession in 1987, at his residence, Neerala Garden House, Tejgaon, in Dhaka.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Hamidul Huq was elected to the Bengal Legislative Council in 1937 (serving as Deputy President of the council) and was re-elected to the body in 1946. During his tenure on the council, Hamidul Huq was a member of the Bengal Imperial Agriculture Council, Central Sugarcane Committee, Handloom Board, Textile Control Board and Industrial Development Enquiry Committee, and also a Fellow of Calcutta University. In 1947, Hamidul Huq represented the Muslim League before Sir Cyril Radcliffe's Boundary Commission.

Following partition in 1947, Hamidul Huq moved with his family to Dhaka, East Pakistan. Hamidul Huq started The Pakistan Observer on 11 March 1949.^[1] He was elected to the Pakistan Constitutional Assembly and was also a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly, during which time he served as the Minister for Finance, Commerce, Labour & Industries (1947–49). Subsequently, Hamidul was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1955 as a leader of the Krishak Sramik Party^[1] and served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in Chaudhry Muhammad Ali's cabinet.^[2] Hamidul Huq participated in the Round Table Conference of Pakistani government and opposition leaders in Rawalpindi in 1969. He moved to West Pakistan shortly before the Independence of Bangladesh and in 1972, the Government of Bangladesh cancelled his citizenship. He was allowed to return to Bangladesh in 1978 by the Bangladeshi Government led by Ziaur Rahman.^[1]

Personal life

Hamidul Huq was married to Halima Banu.^[3] He died in Dhaka on 21 January 1992.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Azom Baig, Md. "Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq". Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Zaman, Habibuz (1999). Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-85756-405-1.
^ Singh, Nagendra Kumar, ed. (2001). "Choudhury, Hamidul Huq (1903 — )". Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Vol. II. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 190. ISBN 81-7648-232-3.

External links

"Personalities of Bangladesh: Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq".
Chowdhury, Hamidul Huq (1989). Memoirs - Hamidul Huq Chowdhury.
Chowdhury, Hamidul Huq (1956). Pakistan's foreign policy - Hamidul Huq Chowdhury.

Political offices
Preceded by Muhammad Ali Bogra	Foreign Minister of Pakistan 1955 – 1956	Succeeded by Feroz Khan Noon

[blpda-1] Azom Baig, Md. "Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq". Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[2] Zaman, Habibuz (1999). Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-85756-405-1.

[3] Singh, Nagendra Kumar, ed. (2001). "Choudhury, Hamidul Huq (1903 — )". Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Vol. II. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 190. ISBN 81-7648-232-3.

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+| party = [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]], [[Krishak Sramik Party]], [[United Front (East Pakistan)|United Front]]
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-'''Hamidul Huq Chowdhury''' ({{lang-bn|হামিদুল হক চৌধুরী}}) ({{lang-ur|حمید الحق چودھری}}) (1901–1992) was a [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] politician. He was the founder of ''The Pakistan Observer'', an English-language newspaper which changed its name to ''[[The Bangladesh Observer]]'' after the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He was educated in [[Dhaka]] and [[Calcutta]], and had a career as a lawyer, politician and newspaper proprietor.
+'''Hamidul Huq Chowdhury''' ({{langx|bn|হামিদুল হক চৌধুরী}}) ({{langx|ur|حمید الحق چودھری}}) (25 August 1901– 18 January 1992) was a [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]]-[[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] politician. He was the founder of ''The Pakistan Observer'', an English-language newspaper which changed its name to ''[[The Bangladesh Observer]]'' after the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He was educated in [[Dhaka]] and [[Calcutta]], and had a career as a lawyer, politician and newspaper proprietor.
 ==Early life==
-Hamidul Huq Chowdhury was born in Ramnagar village, Daganbhuiyan upazila, [[Feni District]], (now [[Bangladesh]]) during the [[British Raj]] in 1901.<ref name="blpda">{{cite web|last1=Azom Baig|first1=Md|title=Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Hamidul_Haq|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>
+Hamidul Huq Chowdhury was born in Ramnagar village, Daganbhuiyan upazila, [[Feni District]], (now [[Bangladesh]]) during the [[British Raj]] in 1901.<ref name="blpda">{{cite web|last1=Azom Baig|first1=Md|title=Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Hamidul_Haq|website=Banglapedia|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>
 Hamidul Huq was educated at the [[Dhaka Collegiate School|Dacca Collegiate School]] in Dhaka, [[Scottish Church Collegiate School]] and Presidency College in Calcutta and the Law College of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="blpda" />
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 Hamidul Huq was elected to the [[Bengal Legislative Council]] in 1937 (serving as Deputy President of the council) and was re-elected to the body in 1946. During his tenure on the council, Hamidul Huq was a member of the Bengal Imperial Agriculture Council, Central Sugarcane Committee, Handloom Board, Textile Control Board and Industrial Development Enquiry Committee, and also a Fellow of Calcutta University. In 1947, Hamidul Huq represented the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] before [[Sir Cyril Radcliffe]]'s Boundary Commission.
-Following partition in 1947, Hamidul Huq moved with his family to Dhaka, [[East Pakistan]]. Hamidul Huq started ''The Pakistan Observer'' on 11 March 1949.<ref name="blpda" /> He was elected to the [[Pakistan Constitutional Assembly]] and was also a member of the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]], during which time he served as the Minister for Finance, Commerce, Labour & Industries (1947–49). Subsequently, Hamidul was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1955 as a leader of the [[Krishak Sramik Party]]<ref name="blpda" /> and served as the fourth [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] (1955–56).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6phSu0SDeY0C|title=Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent|last=Zaman|first=Habibuz|year=1999|publisher=Janus Publishing Company Lim|isbn=9781857564051|language=en}}</ref> Hamidul Huq participated in the Round Table Conference of Pakistani government and opposition leaders in [[Rawalpindi]] in 1969. He moved to West Pakistan shortly before the [[Independence of Bangladesh]] and in 1972, the Government of Bangladesh cancelled his citizenship. He was allowed to return to Bangladesh in 1978 by the Bangladeshi Government led by [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref name="blpda" />
+Following partition in 1947, Hamidul Huq moved with his family to Dhaka, [[East Pakistan]]. Hamidul Huq started ''The Pakistan Observer'' on 11 March 1949.<ref name="blpda" /> He was elected to the [[Pakistan Constitutional Assembly]] and was also a member of the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]], during which time he served as the Minister for Finance, Commerce, Labour & Industries (1947–49). Subsequently, Hamidul was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1955 as a leader of the [[Krishak Sramik Party]]<ref name="blpda" /> and served as the [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] in [[Chaudhry Muhammad Ali]]'s cabinet.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zaman |first=Habibuz |year=1999 |title=Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6phSu0SDeY0C  |publisher=Janus Publishing Company |page=177 |isbn=978-1-85756-405-1 |language=en}}</ref> Hamidul Huq participated in the Round Table Conference of Pakistani government and opposition leaders in [[Rawalpindi]] in 1969. He moved to West Pakistan shortly before the [[Independence of Bangladesh]] and in 1972, the Government of Bangladesh cancelled his citizenship. He was allowed to return to Bangladesh in 1978 by the Bangladeshi Government led by [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref name="blpda" />
 ==Personal life==
-Hamidul Huq was married to Halima Banu. He died in Dhaka on 21 January 1992.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}
+Hamidul Huq was married to Halima Banu.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Singh |editor-first=Nagendra Kumar |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |title=Choudhury, Hamidul Huq (1903 — ) |year=2001 |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |volume=II |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-7648-232-3 |page=190}}</ref> He died in Dhaka on 21 January 1992.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist|30em}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Pakistani MNAs 1955–1958]]
 [[Category:Pakistani MNAs 1947–1954]]
-[[Category:Foreign Ministers of Pakistan]]
+[[Category:Ministers for foreign affairs of Pakistan]]
-[[Category:Pakistani emigrants to Bangladesh]]
+[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]]