| Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Madaripur-1 constituency |
| Term Start: | 27 February 1991 |
| Term End: | September 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Abul Khair Chowdhury |
| Successor: | Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1934 |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Parents: | Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury (father) Sheikh Fatema Begum (mother) |
| Relations: | Sheikh-Wazed family |
| Spouse: | Sheikh Feroza Begum |
Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury (15 August 1934 – 18 May 1991) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1.
Chowdhury was born on 15 August 1934 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of the Bengal Province's Faridpur district. His father, Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, was a zamindar and his mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was a housewife. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through his maternal grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, who was a direct descendant of 17th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Abdul Awal of Baghdad.[1]
He was the paternal cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[2] He was the nephew of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3] His mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was the eldest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Chowdhury was married to his first-cousin Sheikh Feroza Begum, the daughter of his mother's younger sister, Sheikh Asia Begum. Their sons Liton Chowdhury and Nixon Chowdhury are both politicians and members of parliament in Bangladesh.[4]
Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on 1991 Bangladeshi general election from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. His closest rival was Abul Khaer Chowdhury of the Jatiya Party.[5]
Chowdhury died in 1991 while in office.[6] His son, Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, served was elected Member of parliament from Madaripur-1 after his death. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Degree College is a college in Madaripur District named after him.[7]