Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman | |
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| মুহাম্মদ মাহবুবুর রহমান | |
| Born | Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | University of Dhaka, SOAS University of London, NALSAR University of Law |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Legal Scholar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Criminal law, legal theory, human rights |
Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman is a Bangladeshi legal scholar, professor in the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka, and member of the Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. [1] [2] [3]
Rahman completed his Secondary School Certificate from Sena Palli High School in 1994 and his Higher Secondary Certificate from Dhaka College in 1996. [4] He pursued legal studies at the University of Dhaka, obtaining a Bachelor of Laws in 2000 and a Master of Laws in 2001. [4] He later earned a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Humanitarian Law from NALSAR University of Law in 2009. [4] Rahman completed his Ph.D. in criminal law from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. [5] [4]
Rahman began his academic career in May 2004 as a Lecturer in the Department of Law at Northern University, Bangladesh. [5] [4] In September 2006, he joined the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka as a lecturer. [4] [5] His research interests include criminal law, legal theory, human rights, and law and society. [4]
Rahman is an elected member of the Executive Council of the Asian Society of International Law and serves as the Treasurer of the Bangladesh Chapter of the organization. [4] He is also a Life Trustee of the AsianSIL Bangladesh Trust and a member of the Bangladesh Law Association. [4] Furthermore, he is a member of the Ethical Review Committee at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. [4]
In May 2019, Rahman was promoted to full professor at the University of Dhaka. [5] Between 2021 and 2022, he was a member of the National Inquiry Committee on Violence Against Women and Children and Rape under the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh. [4] He is a lecturer and head of the department of law at Independent University, Bangladesh. [6] He also teaches law at Dhaka International University. [7]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Rahman was made a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. [8]