Matia Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
মতিয়া চৌধুরী | |
 Chowdhury in 2013 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 7 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdur Razzaque |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Zahed Ali |
| Constituency | Sherpur-2 |
| In office 5 March 1991 – 13 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Abdus Salam |
| Succeeded by | Zahed Ali |
| Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1942 Pirojpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | British Indian (1942–1947) Pakistani (1947–1971) Bangladeshi (1971 – present) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Bazlur Rahman |
| Education | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Politician |
Matia Chowdhury (born 30 June 1942)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician serving as the incumbent Deputy Leader of the House,[2] and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Sherpur-2.[3] She was the Minister of Agriculture under the first, second and third premiership of Sheikh Hasina,[4][5] from 1996 to 2001 and then again on 2009 to 2019 during the previous tenures of Bangladesh Awami League in power.[6] She is known as a veteran politician from the Awami League, and currently a presidium member of the party.[7]
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- ^ "Matia Chowdhury becomes deputy leader of parliament". Dhaka Tribune. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "SAARC agricultural cooperation gets new momentum: Bangladesh Minister Matia". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "$4.8 million USAID grant to strengthen biotechnology partnership, food security in South". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Hon'ble-Ministers". Cabinet Division - Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Motia Chowdhury queues to buy rice". e-Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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