Farid Uddin Chowdhury (Bengali: ফরিদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 25 December 1947) is a teacher, politician and businessman.
[1] Chowdhury was born on 25 December 1947 into a Bengali Muslim family in Talbari village, Kanaighat, Sylhet District in East Bengal.
He then moved on to study at the Murari Chand College, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Bengali language in 1971.
[2][3] During his time at the Murari Chand College, Chowdhury became the president of the Islami Chatra Sangha, the student-wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, and was also a member of its Central Executive Council.
[citation needed] In 2008, Chowdhury was investigated by the International Crimes Tribunal and was accused of being a commander of the Al-Badr paramilitary force.