Saifuzzaman Chowdhury (born 18 February 1969) is a
Bangladesh Awami League
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politician and the
Minister of Land
The Ministry of Tourism and Lands ( si, සංචාරක හා ඉඩම් අමාත්යාංශය; ta, சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு) is the central government mi ...
since 2019. He is a member of parliament.
Early life
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury was born on 18 February 1969 in Anwara, Chattogram.
His father was freedom fighter and senior
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam
Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...
leader Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury and his mother was Noor Nahar Jaman.
His wife, Rukhmila Zaman, is the chairperson of
United Commercial Bank.
Career
Chowdhury was elected to the parliament from
Chittagong-13 in 2014.
He is a member of the executive committee of United Commercial bank and Chairman of the Arameet group. He was thrice elected President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce.
In 2020, Chowdhury received the UN Public Service award for digitalising services of the Ministry of Land.
References
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Living people
People from Anwara Upazila
1969 births
Awami League politicians
9th Jatiya Sangsad members
10th Jatiya Sangsad members
11th Jatiya Sangsad members
Land ministers of Bangladesh