Syeda Umme Rushaida Ashiqua Akbar (; née Chowdhurani, – 25 April 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician and a

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member representing the Tangail-1 constituency during 1981–1982.

Early life

Syeda Umme Rushaida Ashiqua Chowdhurani was born to a

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'' family known as the Nawabs of Dhanbari. Her father Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury was a former minister in the

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, whilst her grandfather

Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury (29 December 1863 – 17 April 1929) was Dhanbari Nawab family, Nawab of Dhanbari of Tangail in East Bengal (modern day Bangladesh). He was one of the founders of Dhaka University. He was the first Muslim minister of un ...

was one of the founders of Dacca University and the first Muslim minister of British Bengal. Her mother, Syedani Lamya Asya, was the daughter of Zamindar Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury of

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Career

Akbar was elected to parliament in 1981 in a by-election from Tangail-1 as a candidate of

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Personal life

She married the banker and educationist Dr. Akbaruddin Ahmad. Her father-in-law is A. M. Jalaluddin Ahmad, a former deputy governor of the

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. Her children are Almas Akbar, Abraruddin Ahmad, Asfia Akbar, Atqia Akbar and Afeefuddin Ahmed.

Death

Akbar died on 25 April 2022.

References

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