Abdul Wahhab Miah | |
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আবদুল ওয়াহহাব মিয়া | |
Acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
In office 12 November 2017 –2 February 2018 | |
Appointed by | Abdul Hamid |
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Surendra Kumar Sinha |
Succeeded by | Syed Mahmud Hossain |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 November 1951 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Abdul Wahhab Miah (born 11 November 1951) is a prominent Bangladeshi jurist. He was appointed as acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh when Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha left. [1] [2] Prior to assuming this position,he served as a judge in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [3]
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