Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | |
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আলতাফ হোসেন চৌধুরী | |
8th Chief of Air Staff | |
In office 1991–1995 | |
Preceded by | Momtaz Uddin Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Jamal Uddin Ahmed |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 10 October 2001 – 25 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Nasim |
Succeeded by | Sahara Khatun |
Minister of Commerce | |
In office 25 March 2004 – 24 April 2006 | |
Preceded by | Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Hafizuddin Ahmed |
Member of Parliament for Patuakhali-1 | |
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Shahjahan Mia |
Succeeded by | Shahjahan Mia |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)[1] |
Political party | Bangladesh National Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
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Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1963–1995 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Unit | No. 5 Squadron (1963–1971) No. 10 Squadron |
Altaf Hossain Chowdhury is a former chief of Bangladesh Air Force and a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2] He served as a minister of home affairs and commerce during 2001–2006.[3][4] He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-1 constituency in the same period.[5]