Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf
Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf | |
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চৌধুরী কামাল ইবনে ইউসুফ | |
| Minister of Food and Disaster Management | |
| In office 6 May 2004 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdur Razzaque |
| Minister of Disaster Management and Relief | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 6 May 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Faridpur-3 | |
| In office 20 March 1991 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kamran Hossain Chowdhury[1] |
| Succeeded by | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 Bangladesh |
| Died | 9 December 2020 (aged 79–80) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf (1940 – 9 December 2020)[2][3] was a Bangladeshi politician who served as government minister.
He was a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[4]
Family
Kamal was born into a Bengali
Ayub Khan while another uncle, Enayet Hossain Chowdhury, became a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
.
Career
Kamal joined the
Begum Khaleda Zia. He won the general elections in 1996 even though the BNP lost power to the Awami League. He also won the 2001 elections after which he was made Minister for Food and Disaster Management.[6][7] He lost his seat in the 2008 general elections. He was the vice-chairman of BNP.[8][9]
Personal life and death
Kamal had a daughter, Chowdhury Naiab Yusuf.[10] He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[11]
References
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Former minister Kamal Yusuf dies of Covid-19". Dhaka Tribune. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "BNP leader Kamal Ibne Yusuf dies of Covid-19". The Daily Star. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "BNP plans legal move against ban on publishing Tarique remarks in the media". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Chowdhury, Yusuf Ali - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Bangladesh battles flood chaos". BBC News. 2004-07-20. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Rail, road links with capital threatened". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Saudi prince meets Khaleda". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Ceremony celebrates Bangladesh-China ties, commemorates ancient travelers". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "BNP leader Kamal Yusuf's daughter released from Faridpur jail". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ BNP leader Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf dies