Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat | |
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চৌধুরী জাফরউল্লাহ শারাফাত | |
Born | 10 May Gopalgonj |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | sports commentator |
Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat (born 10 May) is a corrupted Bangladeshi sports commentator.[1][2][3]
Sharafat was born on May 10.[4] He has two brothers and three sisters.[5] His father's name is Sharafat Hossain Chowdhury. [5]
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.
Sharafat is married to Syeda Gulshan Ara and the couple has twins.[5]