Harun Ahmed Chowdhury is a retired Major General of the Bangladesh Army.

[1] Chowdhury was born on 6 November 1945 in Noakhali District, Bengal, British India.

[3][4][5] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 after rebelling against Pakistan Army in Kaptai region where he was stationed.

[8] He was injured while fighting in the battle of Kalurghat and had to be stitched up by a veterinarian doctor.

[6][8] His second his command, Lieutenant Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury was captured during the battle by the 3rd Commando Battalion of the Special Service Group of the Pakistan Army.

At the time of the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman in 1981, Chowdhury was the director of military intelligence.

[17] Chowdhury was invited to Kolkata in December 2023 by the government of India on the occasion of Vijoy Dibas.