Altaf Hossain Chowdhury
Altaf Hossain Chowdhury is a former chief of Bangladesh Air Force and a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as a minister of home affairs and commerce during 2001–2006. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-1 constituency in the same period.
Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | |
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আলতাফ হোসেন চৌধুরী | |
Chowdhury in 2004 | |
| 8th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Momtaz Uddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Jamal Uddin Ahmed |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 25 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Nasim |
| Succeeded by | Sahara Khatun |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 25 March 2004 – 24 April 2006 | |
| 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 80–81) |
| Political party | Bangladesh National Party |
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| Years of service | 1963–1995 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Unit | No. 5 Squadron (1963–1971) No. 10 Squadron |
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