Ariful Haque Choudhury
Ariful Haque Choudhury (Sylheti: ꠀꠞꠚꠥꠟ ꠢꠇ ꠌꠧꠗꠥꠞꠤ) is a Bangladeshi politician and the current mayor of Sylhet. Choudhury is also an executive member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 2003, he was elected as commissioner of Sylhet City Corporation.[1]
Ariful Haque Choudhury আরিফুল হক চৌধুরী | |
|---|---|
ꠀꠞꠤꠚꠥꠟ ꠢꠇ ꠌꠧꠗꠥꠞꠤ | |
| 2nd Mayor of Sylhet | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2013 - present | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1959 Kumarpara, Sylhet, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now in Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Residence | Sylhet |
| Website | Sylhet city corporation(Bengali) |
Biography
Ariful Huq was born on November 23, 1959 in Kumarpara in Sylhet. His father Mohammad Shafiqul Haque Chowdhury and mother Amina Khatun.
Ariful Haque started his political career as a member of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
He became the mayor of Sylhet city by defeating Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran in June 2013. Arif won the election by more than 35,000 votes.[2]
References
- "Sylhet mayor resumes office". newagebd.net. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- "Sylhet mayor Arif joins office again". en.ntvbd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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