AFM Solaiman Chowdhury

AFM Solaiman Chowdhury is a former civil servant in Bangladesh. He is a former chairman of the National Board of Revenue. Prior to that, he was the Secretary, Ministry of Textiles and Jute.^[1]

AFM Solaiman Chowdhury
এ এফ এম সোলায়মান চৌধুরী
Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute
In office 9 January 2006 – 18 June 2006
In office 12 September 2006 – 29 October 2006
Personal details
Born	1 January 1950 Fenua, Monohorgonj, Comilla District
Political party	Amar Bangladesh Party (since 2020) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (until 2019)
Alma mater	University of Chittagong University of Science and Technology Chittagong

Early life

AFM Solaiman Chowdhury was born on 1 January 1950 in Comilla District.^[2]

Career

AFM Solaiman Chowdhury is a member of Bangladesh Administrative Service and Bangladesh Civil Service regular batch and has served important positions in field administration.^[1] Joining the government service, he has held various responsibilities including Chief executive officer Dhaka City Corporation, Secretary of Chittagong City Corporation, Chairman of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, Chairman of Chittagong WASA, Chairman of Janata Bank, Chairman of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.^{[citation needed]}

He was the Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram DistrictFeni District. After 2006, he retired as Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration and most recently as Chairman of the National Board of Revenue. After retiring from the post of secretary, he rejoined Jamaat-e-Islami in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

He was a member of the Shura in Jamaat-e-Islami and was the chairman of the National Professional Forum, an organization of party professionals. After retiring from the post of secretary, he joined Jamaat-e-Islami. On 10 December 2019, he resigned from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.^[3]

He was announced as the convener of a new political party called Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) which was launched on 2 May 2020.^[4][5][6]

References

1. প্রাক্তন সচিব,অভ্যন্তরীণ সম্পদ বিভাগ,জনপ্রশাসন মন্ত্রণালয়,জন বিভাগ, রাষ্ট্রপতির কার্যালয়,বস্ত্র ও পাট মন্ত্রণালয়, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. জন আকাঙ্ক্ষায় যুক্ত হলেন সাবেক সচিব সোলায়মান চৌধুরী. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
3. জামায়াতে ইসলামী থেকে সাবেক সচিবের পদত্যাগ | রাজনীতি. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
4. "Jana Aakhankhar Bangladesh announces new party ABP". Dhaka Tribune. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. নতুন রাজনৈতিক দল ‘এবি পার্টি’র আত্মপ্রকাশ. dailyjagaran.com (in Bengali). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
6. সোলায়মান ও মনজুর নেতৃত্বে নতুন দল, উত্তাপ জামায়াত-শিবিরে. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 May 2020.