Altaf Hossain Chowdhury
Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
Chowdhury in 2004 | |
| 8th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 4 June 1991 – 3 June 1995 | |
| President | Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting) Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Momtaz Uddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Jamal Uddin Ahmed |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 25 March 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Nasim |
| Succeeded by | Sahara Khatun |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 25 March 2004 – 24 April 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| 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 82–83) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan (before 1972) Bangladesh |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
| Years of service | 1963–1995 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Unit | No. 5 Squadron PAF No. 10 Squadron |
| Commands |
|
Altaf Hossain Chowdhury is a former chief of Bangladesh Air Force and a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as the minister of home affairs and commerce from 2001 to 2006. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing Patuakhali-1 constituency in the same period.