Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury

Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (afwc, psc, te) (born 1959) is a retired Brigadier general of Bangladesh Army who is one of the incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.[1]

Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury
শাহাদাত হোসেন চৌধুরী
Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
Assumed office
15 February 2017
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Personal details
Born1959 (age 6162)
Noakhali, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Spouse(s)Sarwat Chowdhury
Alma materChittagong University
MCTE
Defence Services Command and Staff College
ProfessionMilitary officer, Election commissioner
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1982–2010
RankBrigadier general

Early life

Chowdhury was born in 1959 in Companiganj Upazila of Noakhali district of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Ali Imam Chowdhury and Ferdous Ara Begum.[2] He is the second among his five siblings.[1] He completed his Secondary School Certificate from Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School in 1974 and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Chittagong College in 1976.[2] He earned his graduation in Mathematics from Chittagong University.[1]

References

  1. "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. "পরবর্তী নির্বাচন কমিশনে যারা থাকছেন". bbc. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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