A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury

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A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
In office November 14, 2001 – June 21, 2002
Preceded by	Shahabuddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Jamiruddin Sircar
Born	November 1, 1932 Munsif Bari, Comilla, Bangladesh
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)

Prof. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (born November 1, 1932 in Munsif Bari, Comilla, Bangladesh) is a politician in Bangladesh. His father Kafiluddin Chowdhury was a political leader of Awami League and served as Minister in provincial cabinet of the then East Pakistan. Prof. Chowdhury is a renowned professor of Medicine as well. He was the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during its early years with Ziaur Rahman as its Chairman. He entered into Parliament after winning general election in 1979 from Munshiganj. He also served as cabinet minister in BNP government during 1979-1982, when Gen. Ershad staged a coup against the elected government. When the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won parliamentary elections in 2001, Chowdhury became foreign minister. Shortly afterward, in November 2001, he became the President of Bangladesh. His political success was over after less than a year, however. He resigned as president due to pressure from party leaders on June 21, 2002, for allegedly disrespecting the party's founder, Ziaur Rahman, by not visiting his grave the previous month, on the anniversary of his death. Subsequently, Dr. Chowdhury along with his son Mahi B. Chowdhury started a new political party titled Bikolpo Dhara, Bangladesh (Alternative Path). The BNP-Jamat led government has allegedly continued to harass Dr. Chowdhury and his party. There have been newspaper reports of riot police and armed BNP supporters disrupting his party's and have opened tax-evasion investigations against a BNP MP who defected to the Bikilpo Dhara Bangladesh. On Saturday, April 30th a mysterious fire in his home burned a many of his possessions. The fire brigade then stated that the reason for the fire was unknown. But most likely it was an attempt to kill him or to create fear.

On 26th October,2006 Dr.Chowdhury formed a new party named LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) along with some other Ex.BNP leaders. His new party joined with 14 party alliance led by Awami League and boycotted scheduled election on January 22, 2007.

Preceded by Shahabuddin Ahmed

President of Bangladesh 14 November 2001–21 June 2002

Succeeded by Jamiruddin Sircar

Persondata
NAME	Chowdhury, A.Q.M. Badruddoza
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	President of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2002
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munsif Bari, Comilla, Bangladesh
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH