Azizur Rahman Chowdhury | |
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আজিজুর রহমান চৌধুরী | |
Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 Dinajpur |
Died | 30 May 2011 Dinajpur |
Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
Azizur Rahman Chowdhury (1946-2011) [1] was a politician of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and a member of parliament for Dinajpur-6. [2]
Azizur Rahman Chowdhury was born in 1946 in Professorpara of Birampur Upazila of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. He was the principal of Bijul Darul Huda Kamil Post Graduate Madrasa for a long time. Chowdhury was elected to the parliament from Dinajpur-6 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in 1991 and 2001. [3]
Maulana Aziz died on 30 May 2011. [4]
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