Latifur Rahman

Latifur Rahman (1 March 1936 – 6 June 2017) was the 10th Chief Justice and the 2nd Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Latifur Rahman (disambiguation).
Latifur Rahman
লতিফুর রহমান
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Acting
In office
15 July 2001 – 10 October 2001
PresidentShahabuddin Ahmed
Preceded bySheikh Hasina Wazed
Succeeded byKhaleda Zia
10th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
1 January 2000 – 28 February 2001
Preceded byMustafa Kamal
Succeeded byMahmudul Amin Choudhury
Personal details
Born(1936-03-01)1 March 1936
Jessore District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died6 June 2017(2017-06-06) (aged 81)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Early life and education

Rahman was born in Jessore on 1 March 1936. His father was the lawyer Khan Bahadur Lutfur Rahman.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He became a permanent High Court judge in 1981 and an Appellate Division judge on January 15, 1990.[1]

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.[1]

Rahman died at Samorita Hospital in Dhaka on 6 June 2017.[1]

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

References
  1. "Justice Latifur passes away". The Daily Star. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. "Former chief adviser Justice Latifur Rahman dies at 81". bdnews24.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Mustafa Kamal		 Chief Justice of Bangladesh
2000–2001		 Succeeded by
Mahmudul Amin Choudhury
Political offices
Preceded by
Hasina Wazed		 Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Acting
2001		 Succeeded by
Khaleda Zia
Preceded by
Abdus Samad Azad		 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2001		 Succeeded by
Badruddoza Chowdhury


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