Amjad Khan Chowdhury

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Amjad Khan Chowdhury
Major General
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands held
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Alma materNabakumar Institution
Pakistan Military Academy
Australian Defence College
Spouse(s)Sabiha Amjad
Children4
Other work

Amjad Khan Chowdhury (10 November 1937 – 8 July 2015) was a Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group.[1][2]

Early life and family

Chowdhury was born on 10 November 1937 to Ali Qasim Khan Chowdhury and Amatur Rahman.

Ahmadiyya Jamaat Bengal.[4] His grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abul Hashim Khan Chowdhery, was a former Amir of Ahmadiyya Jamaat Bengal who translated several Ahmadiyya texts into the English language and was buried at the Bahishti Maqbara in Qadian.[4]

Education

He was educated at the Nabakumar Institution in Dhaka.[5] Chowdhury is a graduate of the Pakistan Military Academy and Australian Staff College.[6]

Career

Chowdhury joined Pakistan Army in 1956. He was posted in 29 Cavalry as a major during March 1971 and was sent to West Pakistan after the start of the

Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army.[7] He retired from Bangladesh Army in 1981 with the rank of Major General.[8]

After retiring from the army, he founded

PRAN to produce agro products. By 2016 PRAN exports to 130 countries and employees 80 thousand people directly.[9] He was the founder president of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) and Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association. He also served as the former president of Underprivileged Children's Education Programme.[10]

Death

Chowdhury died on 8 July 2015 in Duke University Hospital, North Carolina, United States from cardiac complications and diabetes.[8] He was buried in Banani Army Graveyard, Dhaka.[11] He left back his wife, Sabiha Amjad, and children Azar J. K. Chowdhury, Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Sheira Haq and Uzma Chowdhury.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "PRAN-RFL founder Amjad Khan Chy dies". New Age. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Amjad Khan's death anniv observed". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ প্রাণ ছড়ালেন সারা বিশ্বে. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b Choudhury, Ahmad Taufiq (15 August 1992). এঁদের কথা স্মরণ করি. The Fortnightly Ahmadi (in Bengali). 54 (3). Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Bangladesh.
  5. ^ "PRAN-RFL Group founder Amjad Khan Chowdhury dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ^ পেনশনের টাকাই ছিল সম্বল. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ "PRAN-RFL CEO passes away". The Daily Star. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Amjad Khan Chy passes away". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ^ "In memory of the man who built Pran". The Daily Star. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  10. ^ "PRAN-RFL Group CEO Amjad Khan laid to rest". The Daily Star. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Amjad Khan Chowdhury buried". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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