Mahfuzur Rahman (election commissioner)
Mahfuzur Rahman | |
|---|---|
মাহফুজুর রহমান | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1935 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Mahfuzur Rahman was a judge of the High Court Division and a commissioner of the Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.
Early life
Mahufuzur Rahman was born on 1 February 1935 in Comilla to Khan Bahadur Siddiqur Rahman.[1] He completed his bachelor's degrees of art and law from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1962 respectively.[1]
Career
Mahfuz became a lawyer of the Dhaka High Court in 1963.[1] In 1980, Mahfuz became a lawyer of the Appellate Division.[1] Mahfuz was appointed a judge of the High Court Division.[1] In 2001, Mahfuz was the judge of the Administrative Appellate Tribunal in 2001.[1] Mahfuz was appointed the election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission on 15 January 2006 by President Iajuddin Ahmed.[2] In November he was the temporary Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[3][4] On 1 February 2007, Mahfuz and the other election commissioners resigned.[5]
Death
Mahfuzur Rahman died on 5 May 2016 in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Life sketch of Justice Mahfuzur Rahman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ "Justice Mahfuzur Rahman, SM Zakaria new Election Commissioners, 1st Ld". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ "Justice Mahfuzur Rahman Assumes Responsibility of New Acting CEC". VOA. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". The Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 950". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ "Justice Mahfuzur Rahman passes away". Daily Sun. May 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-30.