Altaf Hossain Choudhury

Air Vice Marshal
Altaf Hossain Choudhury
Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Choudhury
	Chowdhury in 2004
Member of Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026
Preceded by	A. B. M. Ruhul Amin Howlader
Constituency	Patuakhali-1
	In office; 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Shahjahan Mia
Succeeded by	Shahjahan Mia
Constituency	Patuakhali-1
8th Chief of Air Staff
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 1991
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting); Abdur Rahman Biswas
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Momtaz Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Jamal Uddin Ahmed
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 10 October 2001 – 25 March 2004
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Mohammed Nasim
Succeeded by	Sahara Khatun
Minister of Commerce
	In office; 25 March 2004 – 24 April 2006
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Hafizuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	1942 or 1943 (age 82–83); Kathaltali, Mirzaganj Upazila, Patuakhali
Party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (before 1972); Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Air Force; Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service	1963–1995
Rank	Air Vice Marshal;
Unit	No. 5 Squadron PAF; No. 10 Squadron
Commands	Commandant of Bangladesh Air Force Academy; Director of Directorate General of Defence Purchase; AOC of BAF Base Matiur Rahman; ACAS (Administration) at Air Headquarters; Chief of Air Staff;

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Altaf Hossain Choudhury is a Bangladeshi politician and retired military officer who served as the Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force from 1991 to 1995. A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), he currently serves as a Vice Chairman of the party's National Executive Committee. Chowdhury served as the Minister of Home Affairs (2001–2004) and Minister of Commerce (2004–2006). He is a two-term Member of the Jatiya Sangsad representing the Patuakhali-1 constituency, having previously served from 2001 to 2006 and being re-elected in the 13th National Parliament Election held on February 12, 2026.