Mainur Reza Chowdhury
{{Short description|12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mainur Reza Chowdhury
| native_name = মাইনুর রেজা চৌধুরী
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
| term_start = 18 June 2002
| term_end = 22 June 2003
| predecessor = Mahmudul Amin Choudhury
| successor = Khondokar Mahmud Hasan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|06|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency
| spouse = {{marriage|Najma Chowdhury|1942|2021}}
| father = Murtaza Raza Choudhry
| relatives = Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (uncle)
Zara Jabeen Mahbub (niece)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|06|26|1938|06|23|df=y}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| appointer =Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
| president = Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Iajuddin Ahmed
| primeminister = Khaleda Zia
}}
Mainur Reza Chowdhury (23 June 1938 – 26 June 2004) was a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh between 18 June 2002 and 22 June 2003.{{cite news | url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/law/200306/05/week.htm | title=New Chief Justice appointed | work=The Daily Star| date=29 June 2003 | access-date=7 May 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/28/d40628100185.htm|title=Justice Mainur Reza Chy laid to rest|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-10-13|date=28 June 2004}} He was appointed to the role by former President Badruddoza Chowdhury.
Early life and family
Chowdhury was born on 23 June 1938 to an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Monakosha in Nawabganj, Malda district, Bengal Presidency. His father, Murtaza Raza Choudhry, was a former Finance Minister of East Pakistan and a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan. His great-grandfather, Ismail Hossain Choudhry, was the zamindar of Kotalpukur in Bihar. Chowdhury's mother, Syeda Roqeya Akhtar, belonged to the Syeds of Taraf that had relocated to Comilla. His maternal aunt, Syeda Selena Akhtar, was the wife of politician Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry.{{citation|title=তরফের সৈয়দ বংশ ও লাকসাম নবাব পরিবার|date=30 June 2021|author=Ahmad, Syed Kamaluddin|language=bn}}
Career
Chowdhury was appointed a Supreme Court judge in 1990 and was elevated to the appellate division in 2000.{{Cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/27/d40627012323.htm|title=Justice Mainur Reza Chy passes away|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=2004-06-27|access-date=2018-07-18}}
Personal life
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Category:People from Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj
Category:Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices
Category:Chief justices of Bangladesh