Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury Qureshi is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a two-time Member of Parliament elected from

Sylhet-3 Sylhet-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury of the Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu ...

seat in the Bangladesh National Parliamentary Election. He was elected a member of the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

in the February 1996 elections and the October 2001 elections.

Birth and early life

Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury was born into a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the se ...

family in

South Surma South Surma ( bn, দক্ষিণ সুরমা, Dokkhin Shurma), also known as Dakshin Surma, is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. History After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jal ...

Sylhet District Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division. History Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Pro ...

, Bangladesh. The family claimed descent from Banu Ummayya of the

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Quresh The Quraysh ( ar, قُرَيْشٌ) were a grouping of Arab clans that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Kaaba. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashim clan of the tribe. Despite this, many of the Q ...

tribe.

Career

In his personal life he is a businessman.

Political life

He participated in all the elections from that 1986 year. He did not join 2014 Election the

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in the decision. elected a member of the

in the February 1996 elections and the October 2001 elections. He was defeated in the

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, June 1996,

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and

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References

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Birth and early life

Career

Political life

See also

References