15 Facts About Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury is a former energy adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina from January 2009 until August 2024.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury passed Secondary School Certificate exam from Barisal Zilla School in 1959 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1961.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury earned his bachelor's in economics from the University of Dhaka in 1964 and master's from Panjab University in 1965.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1968 after a two-year stint as lecturer in economics in the University of Dhaka.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury completed his post-graduate diploma from Leeds University, UK in 1975.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury earned his PhD from Harvard University in 1983.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was decorated for gallantry as Bir Bikrom and was one of the chief organizers of the swearing-in ceremony of the first Government of Bangladesh in Mujibnagar, Meherpur on 17 April 1971.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury replaced Captain Abdul Halim as sub-sector commander of Benapole.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury had served in Shikarpur sub-sector where he was replaced by Lieutenant Jahangir.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was CEO and managing director of the Industrial Bank of Bangladesh.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury served as a visiting fellow at the Economic Growth Centre of the Yale University.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was appointed as an advisor to the Prime Minister of the Government of Bangladesh in January 2009 with the status of a minister.

On 10 September 2024, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was arrested and put on a 4-day remand for interrogation in a case filed over the death of Suman Sikdar during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury is married to Asma Elahi - a daughter of poet Jasimuddin.

In 2018, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury released an autobiographical book Chariot of Life.