Mohammad Abu Hena (born 1937)[1] is a former Bangladeshi government official who was secretary. He was the seventh Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[2][3]
Mohammad Abu Hena | |
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মোহাম্মদ আবু হেনা | |
7th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
In office 9 April 1996 – 8 May 2000 | |
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Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | A. K. M. Sadeq |
Succeeded by | MA Syed |
Personal details | |
Born | 1937 Pangsha, Rajbari, Bengal Province, British India |
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Early life
editAbu Hena was born in 1937 in the village of Bahadurpur, Pangshar, Rajbari.[1] His father's name was Amanat Ali Mallick and his mother's name was Begum Shasunnahar.[4]
Career
editAbu Hena joined the then Pakistan Civil Service (CSP) in 1963. He was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner on 9 April 1996 and resigned on 8 May 2000 citing health reasons.[5] The Seventh Parliamentary Election of 12 June 1996 was held under his commission.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Uddin, Gias. "বাসস দেশ-২৮ : আবু হেনার ক্যারিয়ার বৈচিত্রময় : গ্রন্থ প্রকাশনা অনুষ্ঠানে বক্তারা". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b "ইতিহাসের পাতায় বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশন". Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission". ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "পাংশায় সাবেক সিইসি আবু হেনার পিতা-মাতার স্মরণে দোয়া মাহফিল". দৈনিক মাতৃকণ্ঠ. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ ডটকম, মঈনুল হক চৌধুরী বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "সাবেকদের ইসি ভাবনা". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 March 2022.