Surname in the Indian subcontinent
Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent .[1] It is an adaption from Sanskrit . During the Mughal rule , it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule , the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders. The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani.[2]
Meaning "Chowdhury" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit words čatus "four-way, all-round" and dhurīya "undertaking a burden", denoting the head of a community or caste.[1]
Significance It was a title awarded to persons of eminence, including both Muslims and Hindus, during the Mughal Empire . It was also used as a title by military commanders responsible for four separate forces, including the cavalry, navy, infantry and elephant corps.[1] These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India .[3] [verification needed ] Many landlords under the Permanent Settlement carried this surname.[citation needed ] Land reforms after the partition of India abolished the permanent settlement.[citation needed ] In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females.[citation needed ]
Regional In the Chittagong Hill Tracts , the titular Rajas of the Bohmong Circle and Mong Circle have the surname Chowdhury.[4] [5] [6] [7]
The Bengali Muslim Mirashdars[note 1] living in the former Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.[9]
In Bihar, the Pasi are also known as the Chaudhary , a community traditionally connected with toddy tapping .[10]
In Rajasthan , Haryana , Delhi , Uttar Pradesh , Chaudhary surname is mainly used by Jat community while some other caste also using it are Gurjars , Ahirs , etc. This surname is popular in North India and it conveys honour and strength.[11] [12] It is typically used as a prefix before the given name, often represented by the prefix 'Ch' such as Ch. Charan Singh , 5th prime minister of India and Ch. Devi Lal , 6th deputy prime minister of India.
Many Prajapati Kumhars also use surname as Chaudhary . They use prefix 'Ch' before the given name.[13]
Deshastha Brahmins and Kammas from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana who got this as a title during Qutb Shahis of Golconda and Nizams of Hyderabad also use Chowdhari or Chowdhury as their surnames.[14] [15] [16]
Alternate spellings Its alternate spellings include: Chaudhary, Chaudri, Chaudhri , Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri and Chowdury.[1] The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include: Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.
Notable people
Bangladesh Faizunnesa Choudhurani Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali Abdul Hamid Chowdhury Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Husam Uddin Chowdhury Fultali Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury , 9th President of Bangladesh A. H. Abdul Gafur Chowdhury , politicianA. K. M. Rafiq Ullah Choudhury (1923–2011), former chairman of Sandwip UpazilaA. N. Muhammad Momtaz Uddin Choudhury (1923–2005), first vice-chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh A. T. Muhammad Nurul Bashar Chowdhury , former chairman of Kutubdia Upazila CouncilAbeda Chowdhury (born 1942), politicianAbdul Hakeem Chowdhury (1924–1986), president of Sunamganj Awami LeagueAbdul Halim Chowdhury (1928–1987), former minister of Agriculture and FoodAbdul Hye Choudhury , politicianAbdul Kahir Chowdhury , former parliamentarianAbdul Mannan Choudhury (born 1948), vice-chancellor of World University of Bangladesh Abdul Mannan Chowdhury , politicianAbdul Matin Chaudhary (1895–1948), minister and politicianAbdul Matin Chowdhury (1921–1981), academic and physicistAbdul Matin Chowdhury (1944–2012), politicianAbdul Matin Chowdhury Shaikh-e-Fulbari (1915–1990), religious scholar and political activistAbdul Momin Chowdhury (1947–2024), historian and academic administrator, president of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (2000–2003)Abdul Munim Chowdhury (born 1967), former MP for Habiganj-1 Abdur Rab Chowdhury (1934–2018), secretary for the Ministry of AgricultureAbdur Rouf Choudhury (1929–1996), writerAbdur Rouf Chowdhury (1935–2014), politicianAbdus Salam Chowdhury , former parliamentarianAbdus Sattar Chowdhury , politicianAbidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), educationist and politicianAbu Lais Muhammad Mubin Chowdhury (1973–2013), former MP for Habiganj-3 Abu Naser Chowdhury , politicianAbu Osman Chowdhury (1936–2020), Sector Commander of the Mukti Bahini Abul Fayez Muhammad Abdul Alim Chowdhury (1928–1971), martyred ophthalmologistAbul Hasnat Chowdhury , politicianAbul Kalam Azad Chowdhury (born 1946), 23rd vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka and 11th chairman of the University Grants Commission Abul Kalam Muhammad Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury (born 1968), member of parliamentAbul Khair Chowdhury , former State Minister of Youth and SportsAkram Hossain Chowdhury , politicianAlauddin Ahmed Chowdhury (born 1961), MP for Feni-1 Altaf Hossain Chowdhury (born 1942), former Air Force chiefAltaf Hossain Chowdhury , politicianAltafur Rahman Chowdhury (1926–2018), member of Awami LeagueAminul Islam Chowdhury (born 1921), founding chairman of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury (born 1949), former Minister of CommerceAmirul Islam Chowdhury (born 1942), 7th vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University and former president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Anisul Haque Chowdhury (1926–2011), politicianAnisul Haque Chowdhury Rizu , politicianAnwar Hossain Chowdhury , retired brigadier generalAnwarul Kabir Chowdhury , former parliamentarianAnwarul Karim Chowdhury (born 1943), former UN Under Secretary GeneralAriful Haque Choudhury (born 1959), former mayor of Sylhet Ayesha Bedora Choudhury (1935–1971), doctorAzizul Haque Choudhury , politicianAzizur Rahman Chowdhury (1946-2011), Islamic scholar and politicianChanchal Chowdhury (born 1971), actorChowdhury Abdul Hai , advocate and politicianChowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (born 1964), 29th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Chowdhury Abu Torab Khan (died 1767), noblemanChowdhury Gulam Akbar , writer and collector of Bengali folk literature for the Bangla Academy Chowdhury Harunur Rashid (died 2000), founding president of Bangladesh Trade Union CentreChowdhury Khurshid Alam , politicianChowdhury Motahar Hossain , politicianDewan Shahjahan Eaar Chowdhury , politicianDidarul Alam Chowdhury , first chairman of Ramu Upazila CouncilEbadur Rahman Chowdhury , former State Minister of FoodEkramul Karim Chowdhury (born 1962), secretary-general of Noakhali Awami LeagueEnamul Haque Chowdhury (1948–2011), politicianErfan Reza Choudhury , former MNAFarid Uddin Chowdhury (born 1947), teacher, politician and businessmanGias Uddin Chowdhury , politicianGolam Ali Chowdhury , Zamindar of Haturia and philanthropistGolam Jilani Chowdhury , former chairman of Sunamganj District CouncilA.K. Golam Jilani Chowdhury (1904–1932), independence revolutionaryGolam Mabud Chowdhury (born 1984), Sylhet Division cricketerGolam Mohiuddin Chowdhury , retired major generalGolam Wahed Choudhury (1926–1997), Bangladeshi diplomat and political scientistGulzar Ahmed Chowdhury (1937–2019), politicianHamidul Huq Choudhury (1901–1992), former Minister of Foreign AffairsHarris Chowdhury , former MP for Sylhet-5 Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury , 11th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army Humayun Kabir Chowdhury , former chairman of Patnitala Upazila CouncilIftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury , diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Adviser Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury (1944–2001), former Minister of FoodIqbal Sobhan Chowdhury (born 1949), editor of The Daily Observer and media adviser to the Prime MinisterIsmat Ahmed Chowdhury , politicianIzharul Islam Chowdhury , Bangladeshi Islamic scholarJafrul Islam Chowdhury (1950–2022), former State Minister of Environment and ForestJahangir Alam Chowdhury (born 1953), 7th Principal Staff Officer of Armed ForcesJahed Ali Chowdhury (1947–2011), former president of Mohammedan SC Jamilur Reza Choudhury , president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad , vice-chancellor of University of Asia Pacific , adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Kamran Hossain Chowdhury , politicianKamrun Nahar Chowdhury , parliamentarianKhalilur Rahman Chowdhury (died 2013), politicianKhan Fazle Rub Chowdhury , former MNAKhosru Chowdhury (born 1973), politicianLutfar Rahman Chowdhury , former parliamentarianM. K. Alam Chowdhury , politicianMafiz Ali Chowdhury (1919–1994), former Minister of Natural Wealth, Science and Technology Research and Atomic EnergyMahbub Kabir Chowdhury , politicianMahmudul Islam Chowdhury (born 1950), former mayor of ChittagongMahmudul Karim Chowdhury (1938–2005), president of Bangladesh Fisherman's SocietyMahmud Us Samad Chowdhury , former MP for Sylhet-3 Majibul Haque Chowdhury , former parliamentarianMajibur Rahman Chowdhury , former MNAMasud Uddin Chowdhury (born 1954), 8th Principal Staff Officer of Armed ForcesMatia Chowdhury (born 1942), former Minister of AgricultureMatiar Rahman Chowdhury , politicianMazhar Ali Chowdhury (born 1970), actorMazharul Haq Shah Chowdhury , former vice-chairman of Jatiya Party Mehazabien Chowdhury , actressMifta Uddin Chowdhury Rumi , former High Court justiceMiftah Uddin Choudhury (born 1955), former High Court judgeMina Zaman Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Bangladesh ParliamentMizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006), fifth Prime Minister of BangladeshMizanur Rahman Chowdhury (died 2013), leader of Mujib Bahini Jaldhaka branchMoazzem Ahmed Chowdhury , former MNAMofazzal Hossain Chowdhury (born 1948), former Minister of ShippingMohammad Abdul Jalil Choudhury (1942–1989), co-founder of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Mokhlechhar Rahman Chowdhury , politicianMonirul Haq Chowdhury (born 1946), advisor to BNP ChairmanMonowar Hossain Chowdhury (born 1948), former chief engineer of LGEDMostaq Ahmad Chowdhury , former administrator and chairman of Cox's Bazar District CouncilMotaherul Islam Chowdhury , politician and freedom fighterMuhammad Yunus Chowdhury (1906—1992), Islamic scholar and founding president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury (born 1965), journalist and former advisor to the PresidentMustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury (born 1957), politicianMuzaffar Rahman Chowdhury , former MNANaiyyum Choudhury , biotechnologist and nuclear scientistNajma Chowdhury , founder of the Women and Gender Studies department in the University of Dhaka , adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Nasimul Alam Chowdhury (born 1967), former parliamentarianNasir Uddin Chowdhury , politicianNasiruddin Chowdhury (born 1979), footballerNavila Chowdhury , politicianNazim Kamran Choudhury , former MPNazir Hossain Chowdhury , politicianNazrul Islam Chowdhury (born 1952), parliamentarianNazrul Islam Chowdhury , a judge of the High Court DivisionNilufar Chowdhury Moni (born 1969), Secretary of BNP Central CommitteeNitai Roy Chowdhury (born 1949), former State Minister of EducationNoor-E-Hasna Lily Chowdhury , politicianNur Qutb Alam Chowdhury , lawyer and politicianNuruddin Chowdhury Noyon (born 1962), two-time parliamentarianNurul Alam Chowdhury (1945–2019), former ambassador to Oman and director of Rupali Bank Nural Hoda Choudhury , former MNANurul Islam Chowdhury (1925–1995), politicianNurunnabi Chowdhury (born 1968), politicianObaidul Muktadir Chowdhury (born 1955), incumbent Minister of Housing and Public Works Omor Faruk Chowdhury (born 1960), former State Minister of IndustriesRafiqul Bari Chowdhury (1930–2005), cinematographer and directorRafiqul Islam Chowdhury (died 2008), 9th vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong Rahimullah Choudhury , former MNARashed Chowdhury , former Army officer, currently in exile in the United StatesRazzaqul Haider Chowdhury (1889–1970), former ministerReazul Huq Chowdhury , politicianRezaul Haque Chowdhury (born 1954), two-time MPRezaul Karim Chowdhury (born 1953), incumbent Mayor of Chittagong Rezwana Chowdhury , renowned exponent of Tagore songsRezzakul Haider Chowdhury , 14th Director General of Bangladesh RiflesSaber Hossain Chowdhury (born 1961), former president of Bangladesh Cricket Board Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury , physicist and vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Sylhet International University Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel , former president of Faridpur Sramik LeagueSalah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury , editor of Weekly Blitz Salek Chowdhury , physician and politicianChowdhury Muhammad Shahriar Emon , actor better known as Salman ShahSamarjit Roy Chowdhury , painterSBM Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (died 1971), civil servant and freedom fighterSerajul Islam Choudhury (born 1936), literary critic and essayistSerajunnessa Choudhury (1910–1974), politician and businesswomanShafi Ahmed Chowdhury , businessman and politicianShafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel MP (born 1969), member of Bangladesh Parliament for Moulvibazar-2 , politician, organising secretary of Bangladesh Awami League and director of Bangladesh Cricket Board Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (born 1959), election commissioner and retired brigadier generalShahadat Hossain Chowdhury (died 2021), politicianShahdab Akbar Chowdhury Labu , politicianShahdeen Malik Chowdhury , lawyerShah-e-Jahan Chowdhury , politicianShahjahan Chowdhury , president of Cox's Bazar BNP branchShahjahan Chowdhury , film director and scriptwriterShajahan Chowdhury , vice-president of Jamaat-e-Islami Chittagong Shah Newaz Chowdhury (died 1997), politicianShah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury , former parliamentarianShah Sirajul Islam Chowdhury , politicianShahiduddin Chowdhury Annie (born 1968), vice-chairman of APPGShahinur Pasha Chowdhury (born 1985), vice-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Shamima K Choudhury , physicist and advocate for women in scienceShamsher M. Chowdhury , diplomat and former secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shamsuddin Ahmad Chowdhury , physician and politicianShamsul Haque Chowdhury (1936–2008), politicianShamsul Haque Chowdhury (born 1957), general secretary of Chittagong Abahani Limited Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (1920–2000), third Speaker of the Bangladesh National ParliamentShankar Gobind Chowdhury (1926–1995), former governor of NatoreShawkat Chowdhury (born 1963), politicianShirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 1966), Speaker of the Bangladesh National ParliamentShayan Chowdhury , Bengali indie musician and singerShegufta Bakht Chaudhuri , 4th Governor of Bangladesh Bank Sirajul Islam Chowdhury , advisor to Jatiya Party chairmanSultan Ahmed Chowdhury (1932–1992), deputy speaker of parliamentSultana Zaman Chowdhury , politicianSultanul Kabir Chowdhury (1946–2014), politicianSyed Maskarul Alam Chowdhury , former parliamentarianTajul Islam Choudhury (1944–2018), former Opposition Chief WhipTapan Chowdhury , Bengali singer of Adhunik songsTawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury (born 1945), energy adviser to the Prime MinisterT. I. M. Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury (1934–2018), six-time MP and former leader of the Jatiya Party (Zafar) Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (1863–1915), writer, painter and aristocratYahya Chowdhury (born 1964), secretary of Jatiya Party Central Committee Yakub Ali Chowdhury , former VP of Patuakhali Government CollegeYeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna , footballer for Chittagong Abahani Yusuf Hossain Choudhury , politicianZafrullah Chowdhury (1941–2023), founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury (1916–1974), former Minister of Health and Family WelfareZakaria Khan Chowdhury (1933–2021), former parliamentarianZulfiqar Mortuza Chowdhury , politicianChowdhury family of Aruakandi, Gopalganj Chowdhury family of Balia, Thakurgaon Chowdhury family of Batgram, Comilla Chowdhury family of Bahubal, Habiganj Chowdhury family of Khanpur, Gopalganj Chowdhury family of Baliadi, Gazipur Chowdhury family of Dargapasha, Sunamganj Chowdhury family of Dhampur, Mymensingh Chowdhury family of Dhanbari, Tangail Chowdhury family of Dhantala, Dinajpur Chowdhury family of Duttapara, Madaripur Chowdhury family of Faridpur Chowdhury family of Fultali, Sylhet Chaudhry family of Gahira, Chittagong Chowdhury family of Gomnati, Nilphamari Chowdhury family of Guthuma, Feni Chowdhury family of Haildhar, Chittagong Chowdhury family of Katakhali, Rajbari Chowdhury family of Lakshmansri, Sunamganj Chowdhury family of Maguradangi, Rajbari Chowdhury family of Majidpur-Daihata, Munshiganj Chowdhury family of Mandalpara, Cox's Bazar Chowdhury family of Monakosha, Nawabganj Chowdhury family of Nagbari, Tangail Chowdhury family of Nandail, Mymensingh Chowdhury family of Natore Chowdhury family of Nurshonapur, Noakhali Choudhury family of Ranakeli, Sylhet Chowdhury family of Shat Aani, Bogra Chowdhury family of Ulania, Barisal Kings of the Bohmong Circle
India Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri Amitabh Chaudhry (born 1964/65), Indian banker, CEO and MD of Axis BankArindam Chaudhuri , Indian authorFarukh Choudhary , Indian Association football player who plays for Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League Pratik Chaudhari (born 1989), Indian footballer playing as a defender for JamshedpurChaudhary Devi Lal , Deputy Prime Minister of IndiaShagun Chowdhary , Indian shooterChaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav , Chief Minister, DelhiMohinder Singh Chaudhury , Indian politicianR. B. Choudary , Indian film producerGurmeet Choudhary , Indian television actorRanjit Chowdhry , Indian actorKarmveer Choudhary , Indian actorAnkush Chaudhari , Marathi film actorChaudhary Gurjar family of Kairana Chaudhary Ahmed family of Nuh, Mewat Chaudhary Hussain family of Mewat Chaudhary Rahim Khan family of Sultanpur, Mewat
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary , Telugu film actorK. V. Chowdary , Indian Revenue Service Central Vigilance CommissionerRenuka Chowdhury , Union Minister of StateT. Ramaswamy Choudary , Lawyer, poet, playwright and reformer among the Telugu-speaking peopleVeerabhadram Chowdary ,Telugu film directorY. S. Chowdary , Indian central minister for stateY. V. S. Chowdary , Telugu cinema writer, director, producerNarendra Choudary , Media entrepreneur and businessmanSimran Choudhary , Actress and modelChandini Chowdary , Actress
Assam Moinul Hoque Choudhury Abdul Jalil Choudhury (1925–1989), Islamic scholar and politicianAmbikagiri Raichoudhury , Assamese poetAnwaruddin Choudhury (born 1959), naturalistAvinov Choudhury (born 1999), cricketerKhalilur Rahman Chowdhury , MLA for Jamunamukh Mahendra Mohan Choudhury , Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of PunjabMoinul Hoque Choudhury , five-time MLA, two-time UN General Assembly representative and Minister of Industrial DevelopmentMrinal Datta Chaudhuri , theoretical economist, academic and professor of the Delhi School of Economics .Rashida Haque Choudhury , former Minister of State of Social WelfareRita Chowdhury , established poet and novelist, Sahitya Akademi Award recipientChoudhury family of Bagbari, Karimganj
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal Abdul Karim Chowdhury (born 1946), former Minister for Mass Education Extension and Library ServicesAbu Taleb Chowdhury (died 1971), former MPAmit Chaudhuri , Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAnjan Choudhury , Bengali film director and writerAniruddha Roy Chowdhury , Indian film directorAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury , member of the 16th Lok Sabha of IndiaBula Choudhury , Indian national women's swimming championChumki Choudhury , Indian actressJogen Chowdhury , 21st century Indian painterJoyanto Nath Chaudhuri , Chief of Staff of the Indian ArmyMahima Chaudhry , Indian actress and modelNirad C. Chaudhuri , Indian writerNoor Alam Chowdhury (1943–2021), former acting Chief Justice in Calcutta High CourtPramatha Chaudhuri , 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature Rabiul Alam Chowdhury , former MLARavi Shankar (born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury), Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music Rina Choudhury , Indian actressSaifuddin Choudhury (1952–2014), communistShankar Roychowdhury , Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Siddiqullah Chowdhury , president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Maghribi Bangal Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury , Indian singerSonali Chowdhury , Indian actressSalil Chowdhury , Indian music director & composerSarita Choudhury , Indian actress and modelTridha Choudhury , Indian actressChoudhury family of Sahazalalpur, Malda
Nepal
Fiji
Pakistan Choudhry Rahmat Ali Anwar Khurshid Chowdhry (1923–2010), former president of International Boxing Association Cecil Chaudhry (1941–2012), Pakistani academic, human rights activist, veteran fighter pilotChaudhary Aadil Bakhsh Chattha , politicianChaudhry Abdul Hameed Khan (1906–1958), civil servantChaudhry Abdul Jalil Chacha Cricket (born 1949), cricket mascotChaudhry Abdul Majeed (1937–2006), nuclear chemistChaudhry Abdul Majid (born 1946), former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu And KashmirChaudhry Abdul Rahim , legislatorChaudhry Abdul Razzaq Dhillon (born 1961), politicianChaudhry Abid Jotana (born 1982), politicianChaudhry Abid Raza (born 1972), politicianChaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), former Minister of State for PowerChaudhry Aftab Ahmed Gujjar , senior advocateChaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–1942), author and co-founder of Majlis-e Ahrar-e IslamChaudhry Akhtar Abbas Bosal (born 1973), politicianChaudhry Amir Hussain (born 1942), 17th Speaker of National AssemblyChaudhry Amjad Ali Javed (born 1965), politicianChaudhry Anwarul Haq (born 1970), Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and KashmirChaudhry Arshad Javaid Warraich (born 1956), politicianChaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed (born 1967), politicianChaudhry Ashraf Ali Ansari (born 1969), politicianChaudhry Ashraf Deona (born 1946), politicianChaudhry Asif Majeed , politicianChaudhry Aslam Khan (1967–2014), police officerChaudhry Aurangzeb (born 1985), entrepreneur and politician Chaudhry Azhar Qayyum Nahra (born 1977), politicianChaudhry Bilal Ijaz (born 1970), former chairman of Punjab Zakat CouncilChaudhry Ejaz Yousaf (born 1952), 10th chief justice of the Federal Shariat CourtChaudhary Mohammad Akbar Ibrahim , former ministerChaudhry Muhammad Hussain , former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan (1919–2003), politicianChaudhry Muhammad Shafique (born 1952), politicianChaudhry Mumtaz Ahmed Jajja (1948–2011), agriculturist and politicianChoudhry Rahmat Ali , Pakistan Movement activist and politicianChaudhry Tahir Mahmood Chahal Jatt (born 1984), politicianChaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan (born 1959), agriculturalist and politicianFazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982), fifth president of PakistanIftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry , former Chief Justice of PakistanMichael A. Chowdry (1954–2001), founder of Atlas Air (FY 2019 revenue US$2.7 billion)Rafi Muhammad Chaudhry (1903–1988), nuclear physicistZafar Ahmad Chaudhry (1926–2019), human rights activistChaudhary family of Ajnala, Gujrat Chaudhary family of Chakri, Rawalpindi Chaudhry family of Challianwala, Mandi Bahauddin Jutt Chaudhry family of Chichawatni, Sahiwal Gujjar Chaudhry family of Rahim Yar Khan Warraich Chaudhry family of Gujrat Chaudhry family of Dina, Jhelum Arain Chaudhry family of Jalandhar (Muhajir) Rana Chaudhry family of Rahon, Jalandhar (Muhajir) Chaudhry family of Kamoke, Gujranwala Rajput Chaudhry family of Kolian, Hoshiarpur (Muhajir) Rajput Chaudhry family of Quetta Chaudhry family of Sain De Khuie, Faisalabad Sahi Chaudhry family Cheema Chaudhry family of Sargodha Siddiqi Chaudhry family of Chunar, Mirzapur (Muhajir)
United Kingdom Akhlaq Choudhury (born 1967), Judge of the British High Court of Justice Anas Sarwar Chaudhry (born 1983), leader of the Scottish Labour PartyAnwar Choudhury (born 1959), diplomat at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ; former Governor of the Cayman Islands , British Ambassador to Peru and British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Anjem Choudary , Islamist political activistAsim Chaudhry , comedian and actorAtique Islam Choudhury (born 1963), restaurateur and chefFoysol Choudhury MBE – Businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.Hamza Choudhury , midfielder for English football club Leicester City F.C. Himanshi Choudhry , British actressKhaled Choudhury , theatre personality and artistKirti N. Chaudhuri - British-Indian economic historianMamun Chowdhury – Businessman, and founder and co-director of London Tradition .Navin Chowdhry - British actorRoshonara Choudhry , British Islamic extremistShafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury , president of the Bishwanath Expatriate Education TrustShamim Chowdhury , TV and print journalist for Al Jazeera English Shefali Chowdhury , actress best known for the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film seriesSophie Choudry , British actress and singerPaul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin.
United States
Chaudhurani
Fictional characters
Notes ^ Mirashdar is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government.[8]
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