| Mirza Hussain Haider | |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | Judge, lawyer |
| Office: | Supreme Court of Bangladesh |
Mirza Hussain Haider (bn|মির্জা হুসেন হায়দার) is a former justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Haider was born on 1 March 1954 in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2] [3] He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in law from the University of Dhaka.
Haider started working as a lawyer in the district court in 1979.[2]
In 1981, Haider became a lawyer in the High Court Division.[2]
Haider worked as a lawyer in the Appellate Division in 1999.[2]
On 3 July 2001, Haider was appointed an additional judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[4] His appointment was confirmed three years later in 2003 as a permanent judge of the division.
Haider and Justice Borhan Uddin issued an order for Abul Hasnat Abdullah, former chief whip, to surrender before the court in a tax evasion case in 2009.[5]
On 22 March 2012, Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar ordered the government to block anti-Islam content on Facebook.[6]
In 2016, Haider was the second most senior judge in the High Court Division.[7] Haider was promoted to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 8 February 2016.
In August 2019, Haider's residence in Bakshiganj was attacked and damaged by a local Awami League politician.
Haider retired in February 2021. During his farewell speech he questioned the neutrality and independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh.[8] [9]