Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury (nacido el 1 de junio de 1964; también conocido como Liton ) es un político de la Liga Awami de Bangladesh y un ex miembro del Jatiya Sangsad que representó al distrito electoral de Madaripur-1 y el ex jefe de bancada del Jatiya Sangsad . ^{[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]} Ha estado desaparecido, junto con su hermano Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (Nixon) y otros miembros de la familia, desde la renuncia de su tía Sheikh Hasina el 5 de agosto de 2024.

Chowdhury nació el 1 de junio de 1964 en el seno de una familia musulmana bengalí de apellido Chowdhury en la aldea de Duttapara, en Shibchar , Madaripur , entonces parte del distrito de Faridpur en Pakistán Oriental . Sus padres, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury y Sheikh Feroza Begum, son primos de la primera ministra Sheikh Hasina. ^{[ 4 ]} Su padre era político y provenía de una familia zamindar , mientras que su madre, Sheikh Feroza Begum, era ama de casa. Chowdhury tenía ascendencia árabe iraquí por parte de sus dos abuelas, quienes eran descendientes directas del predicador musulmán del siglo XVII Sheikh Abdul Awal de Bagdad . ^{[ 5 ]}

Chowdhury completó el examen del Certificado de Educación Secundaria Superior . ^{[ 6 ]} Es sobrino nieto de Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . ^{[ 7 ]}

El padre de Chowdhury, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, falleció en mayo de 1991 mientras ejercía como miembro del parlamento por Madaripur-1. ^{[ 8 ]} Chowdhury se presentó a las elecciones parciales posteriores a la muerte de su padre y fue elegido diputado del Parlamento como candidato de la Liga Awami en septiembre de 1991. ^{[ 9 ] [ 10 ]}

Chowdhury fue reelegido al parlamento en junio de 1996 como candidato de la Liga Awami. ^{[ 11 ]} Recibió 61.012 votos, mientras que su rival más cercano, Abul Khaer Chowdhury del Partido Nacionalista de Bangladesh , recibió 29.312 votos. ^{[ 11 ]}

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of the Awami League.^[11] He received 98,898 votes while his nearest rival, Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 47,831 votes.^[11]

In 2008, Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League.^[12][13] He received 119,767 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Kamal Zaman Mollah, received 20,443 votes.^[13] He is a trustee of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.^[14] He was a whip of the 9th parliament.^[15]

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as an Awami League candidate, unopposed as the election was boycotted by opposition parties.^[6][16] He was appointed the whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.^[17] He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.^[18] In February 2017, he was made secretary of the Awami League Parliamentary Party.^[19] He is the chief advisor of the Shibchar Upazila Shomity.^[20]

In 2018, Chowdhury was re-elected in the rigged election^[21] to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League from Madaripur-1.^[22] He received 227,393 votes, while his nearest rival, Sazzad Hossain Siddiqui Lablu of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 313 votes.^[22] He was appointed chief whip of the 11th parliament.^[23]