Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury (; – 30 September 1981) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and the former Nawab of Dhanbari. He served as a minister for commerce and industry in East Pakistan after being elected in the 1962 elections.
Early life Chowdhury was born in to a Bengali zamindar family known as the Nawabs of Dhanbari. 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 politics by joining A. K. Fazlul Huq's Krishak Sramik Party. He contested for the party in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Tangail North (Madhupur-Gopalpur) constituency.
In 1962, he was made minister for commerce and industry of East Pakistan. After the Bangladesh Liberation War, he contested as a Bangladesh National Party candidate from the Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhanbari) constituency in the second Bangladeshi parliamentary election, held on 18 February 1979.
Personal life Chowdhury married Syedani Razya Khatun, a daughter of Zamindar Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury of Natore. After her death, he married her sister, Syedani Lamya Asya.
Death and legacy He died on 30 September 1981. After his death, his only child, a daughter named Syeda Ashiqua Akbar, was elected as a member of parliament following a by-election.
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