Family FQC's father, Abdul Jabbar Chaudhry, was a 12th-generation descendant of Sheikh Mohammed Baradam Laskar, whose forefathers were from the ancient city of
Gour (present-day in
Malda,
West Bengal). His mother, Fatema Khatun Chaudhurani, was the daughter of Siddique Ahmed Chowdhury (son of 18th-century poet
Rahimunnessa). Chaudhry married Syeda Selima Begum, the second daughter of Syed Azizullah of the Syed family of South Charta (
Comilla District) and Syeda Ammatul Ela Raziya Khatun. They had six children. Their eldest son,
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, was a six-time Bangladeshi parliamentarian and adviser to
Khaleda Zia. Their second son, Saifuddin Qadir Chaudhry, was a businessman and their third son,
Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, was also a parliamentarian. Their fourth son, Jamaluddin Qadir Chaudhry, is an industrialist. Their two daughters are Zobaida Quader Chaudhry and Hasina Quader Sinha.
Extended family The family of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (FQC) is one of the most prominent and interconnected Muslim families of Bengal. Kafi Kamal, a senior reporter with the
Manab Zamin, details the extent of FQC's relations in his book
Attiyotar Bondhone Rajneeti (Kinship Politics). FQC's eldest son,
Salahuddin, was married to Farhat Quader Chowdhury. Farhat is the daughter of Alamgir Mohammad Adel (brother of
Jahangir Mohammad Adel) and Laili Chowdhury (daughter of
Lal Mia and niece of
Mohan Mia, zamindars of Faridpur). Salahuddin and Farhat's son, Hummam, is married to the granddaughter of industrialist
A.K Khan. FQC's second son, Saifuddin, is married to the paternal granddaughter of Muslim League leader
Abul Hashim. Marxist-Leninist theorist
Badruddin Umar is Saifuddin's uncle-in-law. FQC's third son, Giasuddin, is married to the daughter of former
Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh and language movement activist
Mujibul Huq. FQC's daughter, Hasina, is married to the younger brother of former BNP minister
Mizanur Rahman Sinha. His brother,
AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury, was the leader of the opposition in the
East Pakistan Legislative Assembly. His son, Advocate ABM Fazle Rashid Chowdhury was married to former member of parliament and Jatiya Party presidium member Professor
Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury. His other son,
A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury, is an
Awami League politician and the current member of parliament for
Raozan upazila. FQC's sister was married to industrialist Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury, founder of
Karnaphuli Group and
HRC Group. His son,
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, is an Awami League politician and the current member of parliament for
Dhaka-9. FQC's second-cousin was Awami League politician
A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, a former
mayor of Chittagong. Mohiuddin's paternal grandfather, Munawer Ali Chowdhury, was the elder brother of FQC's paternal grandfather Iqbal Ali Chowdhury (both sons of Bakshe Elahi Chowdhury). His wife's elder sister, Syeda Roqeya Akhtar, was married to former finance minister
Murtaza Raza Choudhry, zamindar of
Monakosha. Their son,
Mainur Reza Chowdhury, was the 12th
Chief Justice of Bangladesh. FQC's other sister-in-law was Syeda Fatina Rahman, wife of Muslim League leader
Fazlur Rahman. Their son,
Salman F Rahman, is the vice-chairman of
Beximco Group and an advisor to Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina. ==Arrest and death==