Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf

Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf is a Bangladeshi politician and former government minister. He is a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8]

Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
Minister
In office
10 October 2001  28 October 2006[1]
Member of Parliament
Faridpur-3
In office
20 March 1991  30 March 1996[2]
Preceded byKamran Hossain Chowdhury[3]
Succeeded byHimself
In office
23 June 1996  15 July 2001
Preceded byHimself[4]
Succeeded byHimself[5]
In office
1 October 2001  29 October 2006
Preceded byHimself[6]
Succeeded byMuhammad Abdur Rahman[7]
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Family

Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf was born into Bengali Zamindar family from Faridpur district. Kamal Yusuf's grandfather was the zamindar Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash. His father, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia), was an eminent Muslim League leader during British rule and in Pakistan who supported Pakistan during Bangladesh Liberation war.[9] His uncle Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) had been a cabinet minister in the government of President Ayub Khan while another uncle, Enayet Hossain Chowdhury, became a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Political life

Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by President Ziaur Rahman after the party's formation in 1979. He was elected to parliament in the 1979 election. In 1981 he was induced as a minister in the government of President Justice Abdus Sattar. In 1991 he was elected again and was made a Minister for Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. He won the general elections in 1996 even though the BNP lost power to the Awami League. He also won the 2001 elections after which he was made Minister for Food and Disaster Management.[10][11] He lost his seat in the 2008 general elections. He is the vice-Chairman of BNP.[12][13]

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See also

  • 2006-2007 Bangladeshi political crisis

References

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