Surendra Kumar Sinha | |
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সুরেন্দ্র কুমার সিনহা | |
21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
In office 17 January 2015 – 11 November 2017 | |
Appointed by | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
President | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Md. Muzammel Hossain |
Succeeded by | Syed Mahmud Hossain |
Personal details | |
Born | Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan | 1 February 1951
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Spouse | Sushama Sinha |
Alma mater | University 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]