Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat

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Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat
চৌধুরী জাফরউল্লাহ শারাফাত
Born10 May
Gopalgonj
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupationsports commentator

Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat (born 10 May) is a Bangladeshi sports commentator. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Sharafat was born on May 10. [4] He has two brothers and three sisters. [5] His father's name is Sharafat Hossain Chowdhury. [5]

Career

Sharafat started his career when he was in class Nine by auditioning to Bangladesh Television in 1980. [6] He made his debut as a commentator during Romania vs Indonesia match at President Gold Cup Football Tournament . He was inspired by Australian cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud. [6] He served as a Chief Judge at Commentator Hunt competition in 2017 & was known for his controversial judgements and corruption by favoring nepotism and promoting his known competitors by taking bribe from them a day before the event. [7]

Sharafat is the Independent Director of the Premier Bank Limited and also the member of the Audit Committee of Board of Directors of the Bank. [8] He is one of the trustees of Canadian University of Bangladesh.

Personal life

Sharafat is married to Syeda Gulshan Ara and the couple has twins. [5] His younger brother is Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat. [9]

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