Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury
Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury | |
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শাহাদাত হোসেন চৌধুরী | |
| Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
| In office 15 February 2017 – 14 February 2022 | |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Zabed Ali |
| Succeeded by | Ahsan Habib Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1959 Companiganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Sarwat Chowdhury |
| Alma mater | Chittagong University Armor School Defence Services Command and Staff College |
| Profession | Military officer, Election Commissioner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1982–2010 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands |
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Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (afwc, psc, te) (born 1959) is a retired Brigadier general of Bangladesh Army who also served as one of the Election Commissioners of Bangladesh[1] during 2017-2022.
Early life
[edit]Chowdhury was born in 1959 in Companiganj Upazila of Noakhali district of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Ali Imam Chowdhury and Ferdous Ara Begum.[2] He is the second among his five siblings.[1] He completed his Secondary School Certificate from Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School in 1974 and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Chittagong College in 1976.[2] He earned his graduation in Mathematics from Chittagong University.[1]
Career
[edit]On 7 February 2017, President Abdul Hamid appointed Chowdhury to the post of Election Commissioner in the Bangladesh Election Commission under Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda.[3]
Chowdhury oversaw the 11th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh in 2018.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b পরবর্তী নির্বাচন কমিশনে যারা থাকছেন. BBC (in Bengali). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2017-02-07). "Ex-secy Nurul Huda new CEC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Pre-polls situation under control: Election Commissioner Shahadat". The Daily Star. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-21.