Aftab Uddin Chowdhury

Aftab Uddin Chowdhury (Bengali: আফতাব উদ্দিন চৌধুরী, (1 March 1912 – 24 July 1985)), also known as Chan Miah (Bengali: চান মিঞা), was a Bangladesh Muslim League politician, diplomat and a former member of parliament for the Mymensingh-10 constituency.

Aftab Uddin Chowdhury
আফতাব উদ্দিন চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-10
In office 1979–1984
Preceded by	Shamsul Haque
Succeeded by	Enamul Haque
Personal details
Born	Aftabuddin Chowdhury Chan Mia 1 March 1912 Dhampur, Bhaluka, Mymensingh District, Bengal Presidency
Died	24 July 1985(1985-07-24) (aged 73)
Political party	Bangladesh Muslim League
Children	Aman Ullah Chowdhury

Biography

The Bhaluka Pilot High School, established by Aftab in 1948.

Chowdhury was born into a wealthy Bengali Muslim zamindari family in Dhampur, Bhaluka, Mymensingh District on 1 March 1913.^[1] His parents were Khan Sahib Abedullah Chowdhury and Halimunnesa Chowdhurani.

In 1948, Aftab Uddin Chowdhury was the founding secretary of the Bhaluka Pilot High School.^[2] He was a member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969, representing the Pakistan Muslim League in the Mymensingh-VI constituency.^[3] The Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was built in the regime of Ayub Khan because of the proposal given by Chowdhury. He was elected to parliament for Mymensingh-10 as a Bangladesh Muslim League candidate in the 1979 Bangladeshi general election.^[4] He died on 24 July 1985.^[5]