Syed Mahmud Hossain

Syed Mahmud Hossain
সৈয়দ মাহমুদ হোসেন
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Hossain in January 2020
22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
2 February 2018 – 30 December 2021
Appointed byAbdul Hamid
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded bySurendra Kumar Sinha
Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah (as acting)
Succeeded byHasan Foez Siddique
Personal details
Born (1954-12-31) 31 December 1954 (age 69)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materComilla Law College
ProfessionJudge

Syed Mahmud Hossain (born 31 December 1954)[1] was the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh.[2][3] He retired on 30 December 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh appoints new chief justice after about three months of vacancy". Bdnews24.com. 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Justice Mahmud Hossain to be made new CJ". The Daily Star. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. ^ "Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain made search committee chief". The Daily Observer. 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Chief Justice: We need a law to appoint High Court judges". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-15.