Salahuddin Ahmad Explained

Salahuddin Ahmad
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Office:14th Attorney General of Bangladesh
Term Start:20 July 2008
Term End:12 January 2009
Predecessor:Fida M. Kamal
Successor:Mahbubey Alam
Alma Mater:University of London
Columbia Law School
Occupation:Jurist
Native Name:সালাউদ্দিন আহমদ
Native Name Lang:bn
Appointer:Iajuddin Ahmed
President:Iajuddin Ahmed

Salahuddin Ahmad is a Bangladeshi jurist, the Attorney General of Bangladesh from 13 July 2008 to 12 January 2009,[1] and a prominent practicing lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Ahmad was appointed after Fida M. Kamal, the then attorney general, resigned from his office in the wake of a series of disagreements with the government over a number of issues.[2]

Career

After the Grand Alliance led by Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina formed a new government on January 6, 2009,[3] Salahuddin Ahmad submitted his "resignation to the law minister in line with the tradition that the attorney general resigns after a new government takes over".[4] Ahmad has been replaced by Mahbub-e Alam.

He completed his BSc in economics from London School of Economics in 1969; MA from University of London in 1970, and LL.M from Columbia Law School in 1984.[5]

Ahmad taught economics at University of Dhaka in the 1970s, and has been associated with Dr. Kamal Hossain & Associates.

He was appointed the director of the School of Law at the University of Asia Pacific for two years in the year 2018. He taught several modules in both the Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws level.

Notes and References

  1. News: Attorney General Mahbubey Alam died of Covid-19 . 2020-09-27 . The Financial Express . Dhaka . en . 2020-09-28.
  2. Web site: Attorney General Fida Kamal quits . 2009-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081122140613/http://www.bangladeshnews.com.bd/2008/07/17/attorney-general-fida-kamal-quits/ . 2008-11-22.
  3. Web site: New government of Bangladesh . Faisalsa . Faisal . 6 January 2009 . GroundReport . https://web.archive.org/web/20090605023553/http://www.groundreport.com/Arts_and_Culture/Awami-League-President-Sheikh-Hasina-form-a-new-go . 5 June 2009.
  4. News: M Alam to be new AG as Salahuddin resigns . The Financial Express . Dhaka . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717000643/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/01/13/55758.html . 17 July 2011.
  5. News: Salahuddin Ahmed appointed new AG . bdnews24.com . 20 July 2008 . 19 February 2022 . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211124051018/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2008/07/20/salahuddin-ahmed-appointed-new-ag . dead .