Surendra Kumar Sinha

Surendra Kumar Sinha
সুরেন্দ্র কুমার সিনহা
Sinha in New Delhi (2015)
21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
17 January 2015 – 11 November 2017
Appointed byMohammad Abdul Hamid
PresidentMohammad Abdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byMd. Muzammel Hossain
Succeeded bySyed Mahmud Hossain
Personal details
Born (1951-02-01) 1 February 1951 (age 73)
Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseSushama Sinha
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong

Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[1][2] He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the 16th amendment verdict controversy.[3]

  1. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bangladesh". Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Surendra Kumar Sinha takes oath as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh". firstpost.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Chief justice resigns". The Daily Star. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-11-11.