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Mahfuzur Rahman (election commissioner)

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Mahfuzur Rahman
মাহফুজুর রহমান
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born (1935-02-01) February 1, 1935 (age 89)
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Mahfuzur Rahman was a judge of the High Court Division and a commissioner of the Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.

Early life

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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

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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

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Mahfuzur Rahman died on 5 May 2016 in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Life sketch of Justice Mahfuzur Rahman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. ^ "Justice Mahfuzur Rahman, SM Zakaria new Election Commissioners, 1st Ld". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. ^ "Justice Mahfuzur Rahman Assumes Responsibility of New Acting CEC". VOA. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". The Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 950". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  6. ^ "Justice Mahfuzur Rahman passes away". Daily Sun. May 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-30.