| Khondokar Mahmud Hasan | |
| Office: | 13th Chief Justice of Bangladesh |
| Term Start: | 23 June 2003 |
| Term End: | 26 January 2004 |
| Predecessor: | Mainur Reza Chowdhury |
| Successor: | J. R. Mudassir Husain |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1939 |
| Appointer: | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| President: | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Primeminister: | Khaleda Zia |
Khondokar Mahmud Hasan (known as KM Hasan; born 27 January 1939) is a Bangladeshi diplomat and jurist who served as the 13th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[1] [2]
Hasan's father Khandaker Mohammed Hasan was a justice. Hasan completed his BA, MA and LLB in Dhaka, LLM in London and is a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln's Inn.
Hasan enrolled as a Supreme Court advocate in 1963. He served as ambassador to Iraq during 1980–1982. He was elevated as a judge to the High Court in 1999 and the Appellate Division on 20 January 2002.[1] Supreme Court Bar Association boycotted his appointment as the chief Justice.[3]