Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Chowdhury was born in Chattogram, Bangladesh on 26 July 1983. His father, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the mayor of Chattogram, the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Mohibul Chowdhoury's entry and patronage in politics is connected to his father's chequered career. His mother is Hasina Mohiuddin, who also a famous politician and incumbent Chattogram City Mohila Awami League (AL) president
Chowdhury graduated from London School of Economics with a law and anthropology degree and was called as a barrister of Lincoln's Inn following post graduation from the University of Law. Chowdhury was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 30 December 2018 in 2018 general election from Chittagong-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education in the 4th Cabinet of Sheikh Hasina. From 2016 to 2019, Chowdhury held the position of "Organising Secretary" of Bangladesh Awami League in the party's Central Committee. During his tenure in the secretarial body, he helped win the Narayanganj City Corporation Election in 2016 which was the first City election with direct political party nomination in Bangladesh. He was one of the youngest organising secretaries of Awami League and was credited for managing the party in important districts such as Gazipur, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Shariatpur, Gopalganj, etc. which districts are considered Awami League heartlands. On 25 June 2018, he apologized to Bangladesh Election Commission for violating electoral code of conduct. Chowdhury was a partner of The Legal Circle, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh before his ministerial appointment. On 27 December 2019, he was removed from central executive committee of Awami League as part of the party's strategy to separate the government from the party. On 9 April 2021, Chowdhury said that the government might reconsider recognizing the highest degree from Qwami Madrassa Board.
Career
He is the Deputy Minister of Education and a Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-9 constituency.