Abu Zafor Md. Obidullah Chowdhory, Head of Legal Affairs joined Summit Alliance Port Limited in September 2017. He is responsible for taking care of Legal, Corporate, and Regulatory Affairs of the Summit Alliance Port Limited as well as assisting with concerns and new projects. Mr. Chowdhory possesses comprehensive knowledge of legal issues including Documentation, Acquisition, ADR, Compliance issues, Labour issues, Property-related issues, Litigation, and Access to Justice.

Prior to joining Summit Alliance Port Limited he served as a Divisional Officer in Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (giz), Bangladesh under the Rule of Law programme for 3 years. He started his legal profession as an Associate with a very renowned corporate law firm namely HBA Consortium in Dhaka. He underwent training and attended various conferences and study tour in Team Building, Code of Conduct, Access to Justice, and Legal Service Delivery both at national and international level. Mr. Chowdhory is a postgraduate in law & holds a PGD in International Relations from the University of Dhaka.

He also studied a PGDHRM course at the Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM). Mr. Chowdhory is an enrolled Advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court (High Court Division) with around eleven years of experience in the legal profession. He is also an enlisted member of the Chattogram District Bar and Taxes Bar Association. He is the winner of the prestigious Lex-Falcon Award 2024 to be conferred at the LexTalk World’s Global Hybrid Conference which will be held in 2024 in Delhi, India, for his impactful contribution to the legal industry.