Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin | |
Birth Date: | 1903 |
Birth Place: | Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Death Place: | Pakistan |
Father: | Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash |
Relatives: | Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (brother) |
Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin (1903 – 1967), or Lal Mia, as he is commonly referred to, was a prominent Pakistani Bengali politician in the Indian National Congress or the Congress Party and later the Muslim League.[1]
Chowdhry studied at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was involved in the Khilafat Movement in British India and was jailed by the British Raj. He joined the Muslim League in 1943. He was the minister of Health, Labor and Social welfare of Pakistan in 1965.[2]
Chowdhury was a Member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan representing Faridpur-1.[3] He was a Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan representing Faridpur-1.[4]