Humayun Rashid Choudhury
Humayun Rasheed Choudhury | |
|---|---|
হুমায়ূন রশীদ চৌধুরী | |
Saifur Rahman | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Rafiqul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Khandaker Abdul Malik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1928 Independence Day Award (2018) |
Humayun Rasheed Choudhury (
Independence Day Award in 2018 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]
Early life and education
Choudhury was born on 11 November 1928, to a
Pakistan National Assembly.[5]
Choudhury passed the matriculation exam from
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts, United States. He gained fluency in Bengali, English, Urdu, French and Italian, and was conversational in Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Indonesian
.
Career
Choudhury joined the
Federal Republic of Germany in 1972, with concurrent accreditation to Switzerland, Austria and the Holy See. He was also the first Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).[8] In 1975, Choudhury sheltered Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana at his residence in Bonn after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9]
In 1976, Choudhury became the first Ambassador of Bangladesh to the
Cancun, Mexico (1981); Meetings of the Islamic Summit-level Peace Committee to resolve disputes between Iran and Iraq; the extraordinary session on Afghanistan of the Islamic Foreign Ministers in Islamabad (1980); and the extraordinary session on Jerusalem of the Islamic Foreign Ministers held in Amman (1980).[8]
He has also led his country's delegations to a number of bilateral meetings including talks with India on
Bangladesh Awami League and was elected Speaker of the Parliament.[1] He died in Dhaka due to a heart attack on July 10, 2001.[1] He was buried in the Shah Jalal Dargah Cemetery in Sylhet.[10]
Awards
- Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize by the College of William and Mary in Virginia (1984)[citation needed]
- U Thant Peace Award[8]
- Independence Day Award (2018)[11]
Personal life
Humayun Rashid Choudhury was married to Mehjabeen Choudhury (1931-2018).[12] They had a daughter Nasrine R Karim (1949–2010) and a son Nauman Rasheed Choudhury (1950-2017).[12]
References
- ^ a b c Enamul Haq. "Choudhury, Humayun Rasheed". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "16 personalities nominated for Independence Award-2018". The Daily Star. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "A Legacy of Love". The Daily Star. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Nasrine R Karim (11 July 2003). "Lest we forget Humayun Rasheed Choudhury". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC - Ambassador Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury". www.bdembassyusa.org. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "HRC in Bangladesh recognized by India (LISTEN CAREFULLY AT 25 SECOND)". YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Humayun Rasheed Choudhury (Bangladesh) :Elected President of the forty-first session of the General Assembly". United Nations. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Chowdhury, Nauman Rasheed (15 August 2014). "August 15: Bangabandhu's daughters". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ হুমায়ুন রশীদ চৌধুরীর মৃত্যুবার্ষিকীতে শ্রদ্ধা নিবেদন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ UNB, Dhaka (25 March 2018). "Take country forward with Liberation War spirit: PM". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Nasrine Karim passes away". The Daily Star. 16 April 2010.