Rahimullah Choudhury ( bn, রহিমুল্লাহ চৌধুরী) was a
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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industrialist and politician. He was a member of the
4th National Assembly of Pakistan
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East Pakistan
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as a representative of
East Pakistan
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.
Early life
Choudhury was born into a
Bengali Muslim
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family of
Choudhuries in
Daganbhuiyan,
Feni, which was then part of the
Bengal Presidency
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's
Noakhali District
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.
Career
Choudhury was a member of the 4th
National Assembly of Pakistan representing the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam
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, from the
Noakhali-I constituency.
References
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Pakistani MNAs 1965–1969
Year of birth missing
People from Daganbhuiyan Upazila