Mahfuzur Rahman (election commissioner) explained

Native Name:মাহফুজুর রহমান
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Birth Date:1 February 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 bachelors of art and law from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1962 respectively.

Career

Mahfuz became a lawyer of the Dhaka High Court in 1963.

In 1980, Mahfuz became a lawyer of the Appellate Division.

Mahfuz was appointed a judge of the High Court Division.

In 2001, Mahfuz was the judge of the Administrative Appellate Tribunal in 2001.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Life sketch of Justice Mahfuzur Rahman . 2022-08-30 . bdnews24.com . en.
  2. Web site: bdnews24.com . Justice Mahfuzur Rahman, SM Zakaria new Election Commissioners, 1st Ld . 2022-08-30 . bdnews24.com . en.
  3. Web site: Justice Mahfuzur Rahman Assumes Responsibility of New Acting CEC . 2022-08-30 . ভিওএ . bn.
  4. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News . 2022-08-30 . www.tribuneindia.com.
  5. Web site: The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 950 . 2022-08-30 . archive.thedailystar.net.
  6. Web site: sun . daily . Justice Mahfuzur Rahman passes away Daily Sun . 2022-08-30 . daily sun . en.