Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury

Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury
Native name হাবীবুল্লাহ বাহার চৌধুরী
Born 1906
Feni district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died April 15, 1966(1966-04-15) (aged 59–60)
Occupation Politician, writer
Spouse(s) Anwara Bahar Chowdhury
Children Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury
Parent(s) Mohammad Nurullah
Relatives Shamsunnahar Mahmud (sister)
Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz (grandfather)

Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (1906 — April 15, 1966) was a politician, a journalist, a sportsman and a writer from East Bengal, who served in the political spheres of India and Pakistan.[1]

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born at Guthuma village in Feni district in 1906. His father, Mohammad Nurullah, was a munsiff.[2] He passed Matriculation in 1922 from Chittagong Municipal School and ISc from Chittagong College in 1924. He then graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1928.

Career

In 1933, Chowdhury took up journalism and along with his sister, Shamsunnahar Mahmud, published the literary journal "Bulbul".[3] Chowdhury actively joined politics as an activist of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League, and was elected a member of its executive committee in 1937. In 1944, he was elected publicity secretary of the League. He was elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Parshuram constituency of Feni district.[1] He was the Health minister of the first Muslim League cabinet in East Pakistan.[1]

Works

After suffering a stroke, he resigned from the cabinet position in 1953. Chowdhury started writing books prior to 1947 partition. His works include "Pakistan", "Mohammad Ali Jinnah", "Omar Faruq", and "Ameer Ali".[1]

Personal life

Chowdhury was married to Anwara Bahar Chowdhury (1919–1987). Anwara was a social activist and writer. She established "Habibullah Bahar College" in 1969 after Chowdhury's name.[4] Together they had 4 daughters – Selina Bahar Zaman, Shaheen Westcombe, Nasreen Shams and Tazeen Chowdhury and one son - Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury.[5] Chowdhury's grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz, an educationist, had a close relationship with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rafiqul Akbar. "Chowdhury, Habibullah Bahar". Banglapedia. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ AKM Saifuzzaman. "Mahmud, Shamsunnahar". Banglapedia. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ ""Nirbachito Bulbul" Inaugurated in Kolkata". Voice of America. November 26, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Remembrance : Anwara Bahar Choudhury : Educationist, Writer and Cultural Activist". The Daily Star. March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The art of recitation: Then and now". The Daily Star. March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury's recitation evening today". The Daily Star. May 6, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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