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Liaquat Ali Choudhury (Bengali: লিয়াকত আলি চৌধুরী Liakot Ali Choudhuri) is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former High Commissioner to India.
Career
Choudhury was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands from 7 August 2003 to 20 May 2005. He had succeeded F. A. Shamim Ahmed and was replaced by Ismat Jahan. He was then appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. He held the rank of secretary. Tariq Ahmed Karim succeeded Chowdhury as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India in 2009.
In June 2007, Chowdhury was considered a candidate for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with M. Humayun Kabir. The post had been empty since Hemayet Uddin left it for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Minzur Rahim served as replacement for a short while.
Chowdhury is an Advisory Board member of the Shailan Probeen Nibash.