Mohammad Abdur Rouf

Mohammad Abdur Rouf
মোঃ আবদুর রউফ
5th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
25 December 1990 – 18 April 1995
President
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded bySultan Hossain Khan
Succeeded byA. K. M. Sadeq
Personal details
Born (1934-02-01) 1 February 1934 (age 90)
Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi

Mohammad Abdur Rouf (born 1 February 1934) is a retired justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1] He started as a practicing advocate and then became an additional judge of the High Court Division. He was then raised to Appellate Division of the court, and was later appointed as Chief Election Commissioner by the President of Bangladesh.[2] He is currently a Shariah advisor to Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company Limited and Prime Islami Life Insurance. Rouf also serves as the president of the national children organization, Phulkuri Ashar.[3]

Early life

Rouf was born on 1 February 1934 in the district of Mymensingh.[4]

Career

He was a practising advocate of Bangladesh Supreme Court and was elevated to the bench of the High Court Division as an additional judge on 29 January 1982 and confirmed on 26 January 1984. He was elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on 8 June 1995. While in the post of Justice in the High Court Division, he was appointed as the chief election commissioner on 25 December 1990 by the President of Bangladesh Justice Sahabuddin Ahmed, replacing Justice Sultan Hossain Khan.[4] On 18 April 1995, he left the chief election commission post and was replaced by Justice A. K. M. Sadeq.[4]

Later Rouf returned to the post of justice, elevated to the Appellate Division and retired on 1 February 1999.[5]

Rouf held positions in many non-profit social welfare organization. He served as the chairman of the board of trustees of Hamdard Laboratories (WAQF) Bangladesh from 2001 to 2009.[6][7] He was appointed as the President of the Board of Advisers of Phulkuri Ashar.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf Speaks to VOA About Voter List in Bangladesh". ভিওএ (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Khaleda shares opinions on movement for CG". Risingbd. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "ফুলকুঁড়ি আসরঃ একটি জাতীয় শিশু-কিশোর সংগঠন". phulkuri.org.bd. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Election Commission". Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Former Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdur Rouf handing over citation to the brilliant students who obtained scholarships last year at a ceremony organized by The Students' Welfare Association in the Supreme Court Bar Association Auditorium on Friday". The Daily New Nation. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Board of Trustees – Hamdard Laboratories (WAQF) Bangladesh".
  7. ^ "Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf – Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ^ "ফুলকুঁড়ি আসরের চার যুগপূর্তি উৎসব পালন". phulkuri.org.bd. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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