Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury (15 August 1934 – 18 May 1991) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1.^{[citation needed]}

Chowdhury was born on 15 August 1934 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of the Bengal Province's Faridpur district. His father, Nuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, was a zamindar and his mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was a housewife. Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through his maternal grandfather Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, who was a direct descendant of 15th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad.^[1]

He was the paternal cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[2] He was the nephew of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[3] His mother, Sheikh Fatema Begum, was the eldest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Chowdhury was married to his first-cousin Sheikh Feroza Begum, the daughter of his mother's younger sister, Sheikh Asia Begum. Their sons Liton Chowdhury and Nixon Chowdhury are both politicians and members of parliament in Bangladesh.^[4]

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on 1991 Bangladeshi general election from Madaripur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. His closest rival was Abul Khaer Chowdhury of the Jatiya Party.^[5]

Chowdhury died in 1991 while in office.^[6] His son, Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, served was elected Member of parliament from Madaripur-1 after his death.^[2] Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Degree College is a college in Madaripur District named after him.^[7]