Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
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Abu Sayeed Chowdhury was a prominent Bangladeshi jurist, diplomat, and politician who played a key role in the country’s early statehood and later served in various international human rights roles.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Sayeed Chowdhury canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bangladeshi politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
Role in the formation and international recognition of Bangladesh
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Service in international human rights institutions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-08-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Middle Temple
NERFINISHED
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University of Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ University of London ⓘ |
| employer |
Government of Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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University of Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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human rights ⓘ law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bengali
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English ⓘ |
| name | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Held senior roles in United Nations human rights bodies
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Helped represent Bangladesh internationally after independence ⓘ Served as an early head of state of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership in the early statehood of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| officeEnd | President of Bangladesh: 24 December 1973 ⓘ |
| officeStart | President of Bangladesh: 12 January 1972 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Bangladesh Liberation War (diplomatic and political efforts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nagbari, Tangail District, Bengal Presidency, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Awami League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ Judge of the High Court of East Pakistan ⓘ Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee ⓘ Member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities ⓘ Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Bangladesh ⓘ Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka ⓘ |
| precededBy | Syed Nazrul Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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East Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignedFromPosition | Vice-Chancellorship of the University of Dhaka in protest against Pakistani atrocities in 1971 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mohammad Mohammadullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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