Hamidul Huq Choudhury | |
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4th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 28 September 1955 – 12 September 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
Succeeded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
Personal details | |
Born | Noakhali District, British India | 25 August 1901
Died | 18 January 1992 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 90)
Nationality | British Indian (1901–1947), Pakistani (1947–1978), Bangladeshi (1978–1992) |
Political party | Muslim League, Krishak Sramik Party, United Front |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Hamidul Huq Chowdhury (Bengali: হামিদুল হক চৌধুরী) (Urdu: حمید الحق چودھری) (25 August 1901– 18 January 1992) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi politician. He was the founder of The Pakistan Observer, an English-language newspaper which changed its name to The Bangladesh Observer after the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was educated in Dhaka and Calcutta, and had a career as a lawyer, politician and newspaper proprietor.