Khondokar Mahmud Hasan | |
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13th Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
In office 23 June 2003 –26 January 2004 | |
Appointed by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
Preceded by | Mainur Reza Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | J. R. Mudassir Husain |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 January 1939 |
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]
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