Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel | |
Native Name: | শফিউল আলম চৌধুরী নাদেল |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Constituency Mp: | Moulvibazar-2 |
Parliament: | Bangladesh |
Primeminister: | Sheikh Hasina |
Term Start: | 10 January 2024 |
Term End: | 6 August 2024[1] |
Predecessor: | Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed |
Birth Date: | 11 February 1969[2] |
Birth Place: | Moulvibazar, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Spouse: | Amatul Aziz Fahima Chowdhury |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | Murari Chand College |
Occupation: | Politician, Sports organizer |
Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (born 11 February 1969) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-2 constituency served in 2024.[3] [4] [5] He is an organizing secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[6] He is also a director of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[7]
Nadel was born on 11 February 1969 in a Bengali Muslim family of Kulaura in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. His paternal residence is the Koula Chowdhury Bari which is a branch of the Zamindars of Kanihati. Whereas, his maternal residence is the Bishkuti Saheb Bari where his maternal grandfather was popularly known as "Bishkuti Saheb". Nadel is the eldest son of Shamsul Alam Chowdhury and Mashuda Akhter Chowdhury. Through his paternal grandmother Nadel is a distant cousin of Nawab Ali Abbas Khan former MP of Moulvibazar-2.
Nadel is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He started his political career in Awami League by becoming the President of Sylhet City School (now Sylhet Government Pilot High School) Chhatra League in 1986. Currently he is the organizing secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Central Parishad.[8] He became the nominated candidate of Awami League from Moulvibazar-2 constituency in the 12th National Parliament Election.[9] He won the election on 7 January 2024. He is a director of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[10] He is also the chairman of the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.[11] He became the member of Standing Committee on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on 4 February 2024.[12] [13]
In 2000, Nadel married Amatul Aziz Fahima Chowdhury. He has two daughters, Maisha and Maria, and a son, Maaj Alam.