Latifur Rahman

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Latifur Rahman (1 March 1936 – 6 June 2017) was the 10th chief justice and the 2nd chief adviser of Bangladesh.

Latifur Rahman
লতিফুর রহমান
2nd Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
In office 15 July 2001 – 10 October 2001
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Sheikh Hasina (as Prime Minister)
Succeeded by	Khaleda Zia (as Prime Minister)
10th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office 1 January 2000 – 28 February 2001
Appointed by	Shahabuddin Ahmed
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Mustafa Kamal
Succeeded by	Mahmudul Amin Choudhury
Personal details
Born	(1936-03-01)1 March 1936 Jessore, Bengal, British India
Died	6 June 2017(2017-06-06) (aged 81) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

Early life and education

Rahman was born in Jessore on 1 March 1936. His father was the lawyer Khan Bahadur Lutfur Rahman. His maternal uncle Nurul Huda served as a High Court judge. He earned his master's in English literature at the University of Dhaka in 1956 and later completed his bachelor's in law from the same university. He served as a faculty member of Shahid Suhrawardy College.

Career

Rahman started his lawyer career with the Dhaka High Court membership in 1960. He was an apprentice to Bangladesh's first attorney general MH Khandaker. He became a permanent High Court judge in 1981 and an Appellate Division judge on January 15, 1990.

Rahman became the chief justice on 1 January 2000 and retired from the position on 28 February 2001. He was the chief adviser of the caretaker government from 15 July 2001 to 10 October 2001 which oversaw the eighth parliamentary election in Bangladesh.

Rahman died at Samorita Hospital in Dhaka on 6 June 2017.

Publication

• "Tattabadhayak Sarkarer Dinguli O Amar Katha (The Days of the Caretaker Government and My Account)" (2014)