Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah

Abdul Wahhab Miya (born 11 November 1951) is a Bangladeshi jurist. He was appointed as acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh when former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha left.[1][2]

Abdul Wahhab Miah
আবদুল ওয়াহহাব মিয়া
Acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
12 November 2017 – 2 February 2018
Appointed byAbdul Hamid
Preceded bySurendra Kumar Sinha
Succeeded bySyed Mahmud Hossain
Personal details
Born (1951-11-11) 11 November 1951
NationalityBangladeshi

Career

Miya was listed as a High Court Division judge in 1976. Justice Miah was appointed an additional judge to the High Court Division on 24 October 1999 and became permanent Judge in 2001. He was elevated to the Appellate Division on 23 February 2011. He was made acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh when former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha left. He resigned from his post on 2 February 2018. Currently he is working at North South University [3][4] as a Law Faculty and at BRAC University as an Adjunct Faculty.

References
  1. "Wahhab Miah made acting Chief Justice". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. প্রধান বিচারপতির দায়িত্ব নিলেন বিচারপতি আবদুল ওয়াহহাব মিঞা. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. "Justice Wahhab Miah resigns after Justice Mahmud Hossain is named chief justice". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  4. "Acting CJ Wahhab Miah resigns". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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