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Salahuddin Ahmad | |
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সালাউদ্দিন আহমদ | |
14th Attorney General of Bangladesh | |
In office 20 July 2008 –12 January 2009 | |
Appointed by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
Preceded by | Fida M. Kamal |
Succeeded by | Mahbubey Alam |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of London Columbia Law School |
Occupation | Jurist |
Salahuddin Ahmad is a Bangladeshi jurist,the Attorney General of Bangladesh from 13 July 2008 to 12 January 2009, [1] [2] 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. [3]
After the Grand Alliance led by Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina formed a new government on January 6,2009, [4] 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". [5] Ahmad has been replaced by Mahbub-e Alam. [5]
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. [1]
Ahmad taught economics at University of Dhaka in the 1970s,and has been associated with Dr. Kamal Hossain &Associates.
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