Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury

Dewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury (; 5 November 1917 – 14 December 1997) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, landowner, and poet. He was a member of parliament from Sylhet-7.

Early life Chowdhury was born on 5 November 1917 to a Bengali Muslim family in Rampasha, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India (now Sylhet Division, Bangladesh). His father was Khan Bahadur Dewan Eklimur Raja Chowdhury, and his mother was Meherjan Banu. His paternal grandfather was the renowned Bengali mystic poet and songwriter Hason Raja. He was a state minister in the cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman. He wrote mystical poems and songs like his grandfather. He founded the Dewan Taimur Raja Trust with support from Islami Bank.

Personal life Chowdhury's younger brother, Saifur Raja, was married to Shaila Ahsanullah of the Dhaka Nawab Family. She was a daughter of Nawabzada Khwaja Ahsanullah, the youngest son of Nawab Bahadur Sir Salimullah.

Death Chowdhury died on 14 December 1997.