Syed Mahmud Hossain (born 31 December 1954)[1] was a Bangladeshi lawyer and judge who was the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[2][3] He retired from the post of Chief Justice on 30 December 2021.[4]
The Honourable Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain | |
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সৈয়দ মাহমুদ হোসেন | |
Hossain in January 2020 | |
| 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
| In office 2 February 2018 – 30 December 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Abdul Hamid |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Surendra Kumar Sinha Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah (as acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Foez Siddique |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1954 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life and education
editHossain was born in 1954 to Syed Mustafa Ali (d. 2018) and Begum Kawsar Jahan.[5] His father Late Syed Mustafa Ali was a prominent lawyer in Comilla town. He completed his education life in Comilla town. The secondary school certificate from Comilla Zilla School in 1972, HSC examination from Comilla Victoria College in 1974 and passed from the same college in 1976 in the BSc examination. In 1980, he obtained LLB degree from Comilla Law College. He completed six-month long "Commonwealth Young Lawyers Course" from the School of Oriental African Studies and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, both part of University of London.[2]
Career
editIn 1981, Hossain started practicing law in the District Judge Court.[2][6] Then he joined as an advocate in the High Court Division in 1983. He was appointed as a deputy attorney general in 1999.[7] He was appointed as Additional Justice of the High Court Division on 22 February 2001 and two years later, on 22 February 2003, the permanent appointment was made in the same department. On 23 February 2011, he was appointed as the Appellate Division's Justice. He was the chairman of the search committee formed to form the Election Commission twice.[8] Hossain is a strong supporter of country's Digital Security Act. In a verdict made on 6 March 2021, Hossain cautioned that there would be no consideration of bail for people who would tarnish the image of Bangladesh in any manner. He argued that this is because the first priority is the image of the country.[9][10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Bangladesh appoints new chief justice after about three months of vacancy". Bdnews24.com. 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Justice Mahmud Hossain to be made new CJ". The Daily Star. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain made search committee chief". The Daily Observer. 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Chief Justice: We need a law to appoint High Court judges". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Chief justice's father passes away". The Daily Star. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "New Chief Justices Syed Mahmud Hossain". Comillar Kagoj. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ নতুন প্রধান বিচারপতি হলেন সৈয়দ মাহমুদ হোসেন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ শপথ নিলেন প্রধান বিচারপতি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "No bail if one tarnishes country's image". The Daily Star. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "CJ on DSA: Country's image comes first". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Country's image to be given priority in DSA cases, CJ says". New Age. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Country's image comes first, CJ warns accused". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-03-08.