Syed Refaat Ahmed

Syed Refaat Ahmed
সৈয়দ রেফাত আহমেদ
Ahmed in 2024
25th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Assumed office
10 August 2024
Appointed byMohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byObaidul Hassan
Personal details
Born (1958-12-28) 28 December 1958 (age 65)
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Oxford
Tufts University
ProfessionJudge

Syed Refaat Ahmed is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who is the current and 25th chief justice of Bangladesh.[1] Before that he was elevated to the Appellate Division and President of Bangladesh appointed him as the chief justice.[2] Previously he was a judge at the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[3]

  1. ^ "Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed appointed chief justice". The Daily Star. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Brief biography of Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 11 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "'Cops, judges must together ensure justice'". The Daily Star. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.