Hasan Foez Siddique

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The Honourable
Hasan Foez Siddique
হাসান ফয়েজ সিদ্দিকী
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23rd Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
31 December 2021 [1]  –25 September 2023
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by Syed Mahmud Hossain
Succeeded by Obaidul Hassan
Personal details
Born (1956-09-26) 26 September 1956 (age 67)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater Satkhira Government College
University of Dhaka
Dhanmondi Law College

Hasan Foez Siddique (born 26 September 1956) [2] is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Siddique was born on 26 September 1956 to Abdul Gofur Mollah and Nurjahan Begum. He passed SSC from Khoksa Janipur Pilot High School in 1972 and ISC from Government P.C. College in 1974. After passing Bachelor of Arts from Satkhira Government College, he took his MSS (Masters in Social Science) degree from the Department of Political Science, University of Dhaka. He later passed Bachelor of Laws from Dhanmondi Law College and enrolled as an advocate at the District & Sessions Judge Court, Dhaka in 1981. [5] [6] [7]

Career

Siddique was enrolled as an advocate of the District Court, the High Court Division and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 1981, 1983 and 1999 respectively. He acted as legal advisor to Khulna City Corporation, Kushtia Municipality, Jalalabad Gas Transmission Company, and chief law advisor of the Ministry of Home Affairs. [8]

On 24 December 2007, he was appointed as an additional attorney general of Bangladesh. [9] He resigned from the post on 4 June 2008, citing difficulties in discharging his duties. [9] Elevated as judge of the High Court Division in 2009 and as a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2013. [10] [11]

Siddique was appointed the chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on 30 April 2015. [12] [13] In September 2019, he briefly served as the Chief Justice of Bangladesh in absence of the Chief Justice. [14] He was re-appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on 4 May 2020. [12]

On 21 June 2021, Siddique issued an order halting the bail of those accused of attacking a motorcade of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [15] On 30 December 2021, he was appointed as the chief justice. On this appointment, he superseded justice Muhammad Imman Ali, the most senior Appellate Division judge. [16] He retired on 25 September 2023 from chief justice of Bangladesh.

Personal life

Siddique is married to Dalia Firoz. [17] His elder brother, Abu Bakar Siddique, is a retired judge of the Appellate Division. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique sworn in". The Daily Star. 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Justice Hasan Foez new Judicial Service Commission chairman". The Daily Star. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. ↑ নতুন প্রধান বিচারপতি হাসান ফয়েজ সিদ্দিকী. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  5. ↑ হাসান ফয়েজ সিদ্দিকী প্রধান বিচারপতি. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  6. ↑ নতুন প্রধান বিচারপতি নিয়োগ পেতে পারেন বৃহস্পতিবার. Jagonews24. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Hasan Foez Siddique appointed new Chief Justice". The Daily Star. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  9. 1 2 "Addl Attorney General Siddiqui resigns". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  10. ↑ "Justice Hasan Foez made Supreme Court chamber judge". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  11. ↑ "3 judges appointed to Appellate Division". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  12. 1 2 "President reappoints Justice Hasan Foez Siddique chairman of BJSC". The Daily Star. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  13. ↑ "Hasan Foez Siddique appointed BJSC chairman". 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  14. ↑ "Justice Hasan Foez Siddique made acting CJ". New Age. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  15. ↑ "Stay on bail of Sheikh Hasina motorcade attack case convicts upheld". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  16. ↑ "Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique sworn in". The Daily Star. 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  17. ↑ প্রধান বিচারপতি সস্ত্রীক করোনায় আক্রান্ত. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  18. ↑ "Bangladesh appoints Hasan Foez Siddique as chief justice". bdnews24.com. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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