AM Amin Uddin explained

A. M. Amin Uddin
Native Name:এ. এম. আমিন উদ্দিন
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:16th Attorney General of Bangladesh
Term Start:11 October 2020
Appointer:Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Predecessor:Mahbubey Alam
Birth Place:Moulvibazar, East Pakistan, Pakistan
(present-day Moulvibazar, Bangladesh)
Nationality:Bangladeshi
President:Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Term End:7 August 2024
Successor:Md Asaduzzaman

Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin (known as A. M. Amin Uddin; born 29 September 1962)[1] is a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as 16th[2] Attorney General of Bangladesh[3] He is former President of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association Executive Committee for the term 2019-2020 and 2020–2021.

Background

Uddin was born in Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar District in the then East Pakistan.[4] He completed his HSC from Dhaka City College and bachelor's from Dhaka University. He earned his LLB degree from Central Law College in 1982.[1]

Career

Uddin started practicing as a lawyer on 26 October 1987. He was later enrolled in the High Court Division on 28 October 1989 and in the Appellate Division in 2003, both of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[1] He has served as an Assistant Attorney General from 1996 to 2000 and Deputy Attorney General from 2000 to 2001.[1]

Uddin served as the Secretary of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association Executive Committee 2006 - 2007.

Uddin was conferred the status of Senior Advocate in 2015. On 7 August 2024, he has resigned from the post of Attorney General.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: নতুন অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল আমিন উদ্দিন . bdnews24.com . 2020-10-08. 2020-10-08.
  2. Web site: 2020-10-09. Amin Uddin new attorney general. 2020-10-09. The Daily Star. en.
  3. Web site: Correspondent . Senior . AM Amin Uddin appointed Bangladesh’s Attorney General . bdnews24.com . 8 October 2020.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-08. Senior Advocate AM Amin Uddin appointed attorney general. 2020-10-09. The Daily Star. en.
  5. Web site: Report . Star Digital . 2024-08-07 . Attorney General AM Amin Uddin resigns . 2024-08-07 . The Daily Star . en.