Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf (1940 – 9 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as government minister. He was a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

Family

Yusuf was born into a Bengali

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family from Faridpur district. His grandfather was the zamindar Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash. His father, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia), was a Muslim League leader during British rule and in Pakistan who supported Pakistan during the

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. His uncle Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) had been a cabinet minister in the government of President

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while another uncle, Enayet Hossain Chowdhury, became a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Career

Yusuf joined the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the maj ...

(BNP) led by President

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after the party's formation in 1979. He was elected to parliament in the 1979 election. In 1981 he was inducted 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

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. 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. He lost his seat in the 2008 general elections. He was the vice-chairman of BNP.

Personal life and death

Yusuf had a daughter, Chowdhury Naiab Yusuf. He died from

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during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.BNP leader Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf dies
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References

External links

World Food Programme Report on food security in Bangladesh
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