Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat
চৌধুরী জাফরউল্লাহ শারাফাত
Born10 May
Gopalgonj
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupationsports commentator

Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat (born 10 May) is a Bangladeshi sports commentator.[1][2][3]

Early life

Sharafat was born on May 10.[4] He has two brothers and three sisters.[5] His father's name is Sharafat Hossain Chowdhury. [5]

Career

Sharafat started his career when he was in class Nine by auditioning to Bangladesh Television in 1980.[6] He made his debut as a commentator during Romania vs Indonesia match at President Gold Cup Football Tournament. He was inspired by Australian cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud.[6] He served as a Chief Judge at Commentator Hunt competition in 2017 & was known for his controversial judgements and corruption by favoring nepotism and promoting his known competitors by taking bribe from them a day before the event. [7]

Sharafat is the Independent Director of the Premier Bank Limited and also the member of the Audit Committee of Board of Directors of the Bank.[8] He is one of the trustees of Canadian University of Bangladesh.

Personal life

Sharafat is married to Syeda Gulshan Ara and the couple has twins.[5]

References

  1. ↑ বিকালে সাকিব সন্ধ্যায় জাফর ইকবালে মুগ্ধতা. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jafarullah Sharafat appointed Radio Shadhin's Sports Ambassador". The Daily Star. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "An encounter with Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat". NTV. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ↑ 'ধারাভাষ্যকার না হলে সাকিব আল হাসান হতাম'. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 আমি সারাবিশ্বে একমাত্র ধারাভাষ্যকার, টানা ৯টি বিশ্বকাপের ধারাভাষ্য দিয়েছি: চৌধুরী জাফরউল্লাহ শারাফাত. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Somoy Tv News" যেভাবে ধারাভাষ্য জগতে আসলেন জাফরউল্লাহ শারাফাত. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Quest for commentators set to begin". Dhaka Tribune. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mr. Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat". premierbankltd.com. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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