Mustafa Kamal (judge)

For other people with the same name, see Mustafa Kamal (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Mustafa Kamal
মোস্তফা কামাল
9th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
1 June 1999 – 31 December 1999
Appointed byShahabuddin Ahmed
PresidentShahabuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byA. T. M. Afzal
Succeeded byLatifur Rahman
Justice of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh
In office
1 December 1989 – May 1999
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
In office
April 1979 – November 1989
Personal details
Born9 May 1933
Domar, Rangpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died5 January 2015(2015-01-05) (aged 81–82)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeAzimpur Graveyard
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseHusne Ara Kamal
ChildrenNashid Kamal, Naeela Kamal, Nazeefa Monem
Parent
Relatives
Alma mater
OccupationJurist

Mustafa Kamal (Bengali: মোস্তফা কামাল; 9 May 1933 – 5 January 2015)[1] was the 9th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[2] His landmark judgment was on the Masdar Hossain case, widely known as the 'separation of judiciary', which was a milestone in the quest for separation of power between the judiciary and the executive of the state.[3] Kamal was a pioneer of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Bangladesh, and is considered by many as the 'father of ADR' in Bangladesh.[4]

  1. ^ "Former Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal passes away". bdnews24.com. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Kamal, Mustafa (1994). Bangladesh Constitution: trends and issues. University of Dhaka.
  3. ^ "Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal". Law Journal Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ Cox, Phyllis (2014). "An Essay on Justice Mustafa Kamal". In Kamal, Nashid (ed.). Cira unnata mama śira [High ever is my head] (in Bengali and English). Probe Publisher. pp. 151–155. OCLC 896361451.