| Mainur Reza Chowdhury | |
| Native Name: | মাইনুর রেজা চৌধুরী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh |
| Term Start: | 18 June 2002 |
| Term End: | 22 June 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Mahmudul Amin Choudhury |
| Successor: | Khondokar Mahmud Hasan |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Nawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency |
| Father: | Murtaza Raza Choudhry |
| Relatives: | Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (uncle) |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Appointer: | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar |
| President: | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Primeminister: | Khaleda Zia |
Mainur Reza Chowdhury (23 June 1938 – 26 June 2004) was a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh between 18 June 2002 and 22 June 2003.[1] [2] He was appointed to the role by former President Badruddoza Chowdhury.
Chowdhury was born on 23 June 1938 to an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Monakosha in Nawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency. His father, Murtaza Raza Choudhry, was a former Finance Minister of East Pakistan and a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan. His great-grandfather, Ismail Hossain Choudhry, was the zamindar of Kotalpukur in Bihar. Chowdhury's mother, Syeda Roqeya Akhtar, belonged to the Syeds of Taraf that had relocated to Comilla. His maternal aunt, Syeda Selena Akhtar, was the wife of politician Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.
Chowdhury was appointed a Supreme Court judge in 1990 and was elevated to the appellate division in 2000.[3]
Chowdhury was married to Najma Chowdhury, an academic.[4]