Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim (born 7 November 1961) is a

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politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Feni-1 Feni-1 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the seat has been vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chhagalnaiya, Fulgazi, and Parshuram upazilas. History The constitu ...

constituency in 2024.

Early life

Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim was born on 7 November 1961 to Saleh Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury and Hosneara Begum Rani Chowdhury in Parashuram, Feni. He passed secondary from Guthuma Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz High School in 1977 and higher secondary from

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a public educational institution in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a higher secondary school and also a degree awarding college of National University, Bangladesh. It is the second higher secondary school in the region that ...

in 1979. He graduated (honours) from the Social Science Department of

Chittagong University The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area ...

in 1983 and completed a post graduate degree in 1984. He served as the president of the

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Chittagong University unit from 1984 to 1986. Later he joined the administration cadre of the

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. In 2008, he took voluntary retirement while holding the post of deputy secretary and concentrated on various business ventures. Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Chowdhury's home in Feni was burned down and vandalized in February 2025.

Career

Nasim served as the deputy secretary (OSD) of the Establishment Ministry and an assistant personal secretary to the then prime minister,

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, until 2007.

References

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