Maung Shwe Prue Chowdhury
Bangladeshi politician
Maung Shwe Prue Chowdhury (Bengali: মং শৈ প্রু চৌধুরী, 1917 – 16 June 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician and the 14th Chief of the Bohmong Circle. He served in various political roles during both the Pakistani period and after the independence of Bangladesh, including as a Member of Parliament and a government minister.
Biography
Chowdhury was born in 1917 in Bandarban, Chittagong Hill Tracts District, Bengal Presidency, British India. During his education, he studied at St. Placid's School and College and Scottish Church College. He enrolled at Chittagong College to pursue a degree, but later left his studies unfinished and joined government service during World War II. He then served for about 15 years as a social welfare officer with the powers of a magistrate.
In 1959, he was appointed chief of the Bohmong Circle and titular king of the Marma people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. During the presidency of Ayub Khan, Chowdhury also served as a member of the Provincial Advisory Council of East Pakistan. He was also a member of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Education Inquiry Committee, Development Committee, and Rehabilitation Committee. In 1965, he was elected as a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly on the nomination of the Convention Muslim League (PMLC).
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