Amjad Khan Chowdhury (10 November 1937 – 8 July 2015) was a Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group.[1][2]
Amjad Khan Chowdhury | |
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 Chowdhury in 2015 | |
| Native name | আমজাদ খান চৌধুরী |
| Born | 10 November 1937 Natore, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 8 July 2015 (aged 77) Duke University Hospital, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh Pakistan (Before 1973) |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1959-1981 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
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| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| Alma mater | Nabakumar Institution Pakistan Military Academy Australian Defence College |
| Spouse(s) | Sabiha Amjad |
| Children | 4 |
| Other work |
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Early life and family
editChowdhury was born on 10 November 1937 to Ali Qasim Khan Chowdhury and Amatur Rahman.[3] He belongs to the branch of the Chowdhury family of Natore. His father was an inspector general of police and a former general secretary of Ahmadiyya Jamaat Bengal.[4] His grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abul Hashim Khan Chowdhery, was a former Amir of Ahmadiyya Jamaat Bengal who translated several Ahmadiyya texts into the English language and was buried at the Bahishti Maqbara in Qadian.[4]
Education
editHe was educated at the Nabakumar Institution in Dhaka.[5] Chowdhury is a graduate of the Pakistan Military Academy and Australian Staff College.[6]
Career
editChowdhury joined Pakistan Army in 1956 and was commissioned in 1959. He was posted in 29 Cavalry as a major during March 1971 and was sent to West Pakistan after the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He joined the Bangladesh Army in 1973 after being repatriated from Pakistan, after the Independence of Bangladesh. He served as the GOC of Comilla Cantonment and Bogra Cantonment. He was also the Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army.[7] He retired from Bangladesh Army in 1981 with the rank of Major General.[8]
After retiring from the army, he founded PRAN-RFL Group.[2] In 1981 he founded RFL (Rangpur Foundry Ltd) to make irrigation pump. In 1985 he founded PRAN to produce agro products. By 2016 PRAN exports to 130 countries and employees 80 thousand people directly.[9] He was the founder president of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) and Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association. He also served as the former president of Underprivileged Children's Education Programme.[10]
Death
editChowdhury died on 8 July 2015 in Duke University Hospital, North Carolina, United States from cardiac complications and diabetes.[8] He was buried in Banani Army Graveyard, Dhaka.[11] He left back his wife, Sabiha Amjad, and children Azar J. K. Chowdhury, Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Sheira Haq and Uzma Chowdhury.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "PRAN-RFL founder Amjad Khan Chy dies". New Age. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Amjad Khan's death anniv observed". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ প্রাণ ছড়ালেন সারা বিশ্বে. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b Choudhury, Ahmad Taufiq (15 August 1992). এঁদের কথা স্মরণ করি. The Fortnightly Ahmadi (in Bengali). 54 (3). Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Bangladesh.
- ^ "PRAN-RFL Group founder Amjad Khan Chowdhury dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ পেনশনের টাকাই ছিল সম্বল. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "PRAN-RFL CEO passes away". The Daily Star. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Amjad Khan Chy passes away". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "In memory of the man who built Pran". The Daily Star. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "PRAN-RFL Group CEO Amjad Khan laid to rest". The Daily Star. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Amjad Khan Chowdhury buried". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
