Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin

Al-Hajj Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin Moazzem Hossein Chowdhury (1903 – 1967), popular known as Lalmia, was a Bengali Muslim politician.

His father was a wealthy Bengali Muslim merchant and zamindar who was engaged in the Indian freedom struggle.

The breakdown of Hindu-Muslim unity caused Lalmia's younger brother to become a leader of the Muslim League.

He played a key role in the Indian provincial elections, 1946 in which the Muslim League achieved a strong performance in Bengal, that ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947.

[6] Lalmia's younger brother Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) was the first General Secretary of the East Bengal Muslim League after the partition of India.

Lalmia's grandson Chowdhury Abd-Allah Quaseed is a prominent media and corporate personality in Bangladesh; he was a participant in the Commonwealth Common Purpose Leadership scheme sponsored by the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Anne, the Princess Royal.

Letter from Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra to Lalmia on 30 April 1953