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Nawab Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury (c. 1910 - 30 May 1981) was a Bengali politician, Minister and Nawab of Dhanbari. He served as a Minister for Commerce and Industry East Pakistan after being elected in 1962 East Pakistani legislative election.
Early life
Chowdhury was born in Dhanbari, Tangail to a zamindar family. His father Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury was one of the founders of Dhaka University and the first Muslim minister of United Bengal.
Career
Chowdhury entered to the politics by joining A. K. Fazlul Huq's Krishak Sramik Party. He was elected the member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly from Tangail (Madhupur-Gopalpur) constituency as a Krishak Sramik Party candidate during 1937 Indian provincial elections. In 1962, he was made Minister for Commerce and Industry of East Pakistan.
After the Liberation War of Bangladesh, he joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and elected as a member of parliament from Tangail-1 (Madhupur and Dhanbari) constituency in the second Bangladeshi parliamentary election held on 18 February 1979.
He died on 30 May 1981. After his death, his daughter Syeda Ashiqua Akbar was elected the member of parliament.