Murtaza Raza Choudhry was a Member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.

Murtaza Raza Choudhry
Finance Minister of East Bengal
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly
Personal details
BornNawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency
ChildrenMainur Reza Chowdhury
RelativesNajma Chowdhury (daughter-in-law)

Early life and family

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Choudhry was born into an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Monakosha in Nawabganj, Malda district (now in present-day Bangladesh). His father, Jehad Ahmad Choudhry, was the zamindar of Monakosha. His paternal grandfather, Ismail Hossain Choudhry, was the zamindar of Kotalpukur in Bihar.[1]

Choudhry married Syeda Roqeya Akhtar, the daughter of Syed Azizullah and Syeda Ammatul Ela Raziya Khatun. They had ten children. His eldest son, Mainur Reza Chowdhury, became the 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh and served as an adviser at the caretaker government of Bangladesh. Choudhry's sister-in-law, Syeda Selena Akhtar, was the wife of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.[1]

Career

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Choudhry was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.[2] He served as the State Minister of Finance.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ahmad, Syed Kamaluddin (30 June 2021), তরফের সৈয়দ বংশ ও লাকসাম নবাব পরিবার (in Bengali)
  2. ^ Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. 1951. p. 47.
  3. ^ Steinberg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1955. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27084-8.