Mahmudur Rahman Choudhury (1 June 1928 – 24 June 1999)[1] also known as Major General MR Choudhury, was a medical scientist and physician from Bangladesh who was the founder commandant of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Transfusion (AFIP&T).

The institution Choudhury built up, the AFIP&T also received the same award as a center of excellence later in 1987.

For his professional excellence as a junior major, Choudhury received a letter of commendation from the commander in chief and was honored with the civil award Tamgha-e-Quaide Azam.

After the independence of Bangladesh Choudhury played the key role in the establishment of AFIP&T in 1976.

He also organized the Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists the same year and was its founder president.