Humayun Rasheed Choudhury | |
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হুমায়ূন রশীদ চৌধুরী | |
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| 8th Speaker of the Jatiyo Sangsad | |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 10 July 2001 | |
| Deputy | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Razzak Ali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1986–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime de Piniés |
| Succeeded by | Peter Florin |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1984–1985 | |
| Preceded by | A R Shamsud Doha |
| Succeeded by | Anisul Islam Mahmud |
| Member of Parliament for Sylhet-1 | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Khandaker Abdul Malik |
| Succeeded by | Saifur Rahman |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Rafiqul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Khandaker Abdul Malik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1928 Sylhet, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 10 July 2001 (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Shah Jalal Dargah Cemetery |
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| Relatives | Faruk Rashid Chowdhury (brother) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University Fletcher School at Tufts University |
| Awards | .svg){kind=small} Independence Day Award (2018) |
Humayun Rasheed Choudhury (Bengali: হুমায়ূন রশীদ চৌধুরী; Syloti: ꠢꠥꠝꠣꠁꠃꠘ ꠞꠡꠤꠖ ꠌꠃꠗꠞꠤ 11 November 1928 – 10 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi career diplomat and Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament from 1996 to 2001. He was elected president of the 41st session of the UN General Assembly in 1986.[1][2] He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2018 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]
- ^ Enamul Haq. "Choudhury, Humayun Rasheed". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Man in the News; U.N. Enthusiast at Assembly Helm: Humayan Rasheed Choudhury". The New York Times. 23 September 1986. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "16 personalities nominated for Independence Award-2018". The Daily Star. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.