Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat (born 10 May) is a Bangladeshi

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Early life

Sharafat was born on May 10. He has two brothers and three sisters. His father's name is Sharafat Hossain Chowdhury.

Career

Sharafat started his career when he was in class Nine by auditioning to

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in 1980. He made his debut as a commentator during

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match at '' President Gold Cup Football Tournament''. He was inspired by Australian cricketer and commentator

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. He served as a Chief Judge at ''Commentator Hunt'' competition in 2017. Sharafat is the Independent Director of the

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and also the member of the Audit Committee of Board of Directors of the Bank. He is one of the trustees of Canadian University of Bangladesh.

Personal life

Sharafat is married to Syeda Gulshan Ara and the couple has twins. His younger brother is

Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat is a Bangladeshi businessman connected to the Awami League government. Sarafat is the founder chairman of the board of trustees of Canadian University of Bangladesh. He was the chairman of Padma Bank, Padma Bank PLC. Ea ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharafat, Chowdhury Jafarullah University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi cricket commentators Bangladeshi association football commentators Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh