Hamidul Huq Choudhury
Hamidul Huq Choudhury | |
|---|---|
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 September 1955 – 12 September 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| Succeeded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1901 Calcutta University |
Hamidul Huq Chowdhury (
Early life
Hamidul Huq Chowdhury was born in Ramnagar village, Daganbhuiyan upazila, Feni District, (now Bangladesh) during the British Raj in 1901.[1]
Hamidul Huq was educated at the Dacca Collegiate School in Dhaka, Scottish Church Collegiate School and Presidency College in Calcutta and the Law College of the University of Calcutta.[1]
He was admitted as an Advocate before the Calcutta High Court and served for a time as a Crown Prosecutor. Hamidul Huq also served as a Legal Remembrancer for the Calcutta High Court. Following Partition in 1947, he had a long and distinguished legal practice before the Pakistan and subsequently Bangladesh High Courts, and celebrated his Golden Jubilee (50 years) as an advocate and member of the legal profession in 1987, at his residence, Neerala Garden House, Tejgaon, in Dhaka.[citation needed]
Career
Hamidul Huq was elected to the
Following partition in 1947, Hamidul Huq moved with his family to Dhaka,
Personal life
Hamidul Huq was married to Halima Banu.[3] He died in Dhaka on 21 January 1992.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e Azom Baig, Md. "Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq". Banglapedia. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-85756-405-1.
- ISBN 81-7648-232-3.
External links
- "Personalities of Bangladesh: Chowdhury, Hamidul Haq".
- Chowdhury, Hamidul Huq (1989). Memoirs - Hamidul Huq Chowdhury.
- Chowdhury, Hamidul Huq (1956). Pakistan's foreign policy - Hamidul Huq Chowdhury.
