Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury Explained

Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury
Native Name:দেওয়ান তৈমুর রাজা চৌধুরী
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:18 February 1979
Term End:12 February 1982
Predecessor:Nurul Islam Khan
Constituency:Sylhet-7
Office1:Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly
Termstart1:1947
Termend1:1954
Predecessor1:Position established
Office2:Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Termstart2:1946
Termend2:1947
Constituency2:Sylhet Sadar-W
Predecessor2:Dewan Eklimur Raja Chowdhury
Successor2:Position abolished
Primeminister:Shah Azizur Rahman
President:Ziaur Rahman
Birth Date:5 November 1917
Birth Place:Rampasha, Assam, British India
Death Place:Sylhet, Bangladesh
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma Mater:Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah
Murari Chand College
Spouse:Shaila Ahsanullah
Relatives:Hason Raja (grandfather)
Begum Ahsanullah (stepmother-in-law)

Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury (Bengali: দেওয়ান তৈমুর রাজা চৌধুরী; 5 November 1917 – 14 December 1997) was a Bangladeshi politician, landowner and poet. He was the former member of parliament from Sylhet-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 5 November 1917 to a Bengali Muslim family in Rampasha, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India (now Sylhet Division, Bangladesh).[1] His father was Khan Bahadur Dewan Eklimur Raja Chowdhury and his mother was Meherjan Banu. His paternal grandfather was the renowned Bengali mystic Hason Raja.

Chowdhury began his education in Rajaganj Primary School before enrolling at the Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah where he did Islamic studies and also studied Bengali, Arabic, Persian and Urdu. He then moved on to study at Rasamay Memorial High School and Sylhet Government High School. He graduated from Murari Chand College. As a student he was the secretary of Assam Provincial Muslim Students Federation.

Career

Chowdhury's career began with taking care of his father's various properties such as the Alijan Coal Mine in Assam, Rupamukhi and Sonamukhi in Tripura, and Moulvibazar Tea Garden. From 1943 to 1946, Chowdhury was the honorary magistrate of Sylhet District. He went on to serve as vice chairman and than chairman of Sylhet Local Board. In 1946, he was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly. He was involved in the 1947 Sylhet referendum that saw Sylhet rejoin with East Bengal.

Chowdhury joined the East Pakistan Muslim League and served as the president of Sylhet District Muslim League. In 1965, he was elected to East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Chowdhury was made the president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Sylhet unit in 1979. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-7 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979.[2] He was a state minister in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman. He wrote mystical poems and songs like his grandfather. He founded the Dewan Taimur Raja Trust with support from Islami Bank.

Personal life

Chowdhury was married to Shaila Ahsanullah of the Dhaka Nawab Family. She was a daughter of Nawabzada Khwaja Ahsanullah, the youngest son of Nawab Bahadur Sir Salimullah. Begum Ahsanullah was his wife's stepmother.

Death

Chowdhury died on 14 December 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Chowdhury, Dewan Nurul Anwar Hossain. Chowdhury, Dewan Taimur Raja.
  2. Web site: List of 2nd Parliament Members. 20 March 2021. Bangladesh Parliament. bn. 4 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf. dead.