Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin (known as A. M. Amin Uddin; born 29 September 1962)[1] is a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as 16th[2] attorney general of Bangladesh[3] He is former president of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association Executive Committee for the terms 2019-2020 and 2020–2021.
A. M. Amin Uddin | |
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এ. এম. আমিন উদ্দিন | |
| 16th Attorney General of Bangladesh | |
| In office 11 October 2020 – 7 August 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| President | Mohammad Abdul Hamid Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Preceded by | Mahbubey Alam |
| Succeeded by | Md Asaduzzaman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1962 Moulvibazar, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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Background
editUddin was born in Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar District in the then East Pakistan.[4] He completed his HSC from Dhaka City College and bachelor's from Dhaka University. He earned his LLB degree from Central Law College in 1982.[1]
Career
editUddin started practicing as a lawyer on 26 October 1987. He was later enrolled in the High Court Division on 28 October 1989 and in the Appellate Division in 2003, both of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[1] He has served as an assistant attorney general from 1996 to 2000 and deputy attorney general from 2000 to 2001.[1]
Uddin served as the secretary of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association Executive Committee 2006 - 2007.[5]
Uddin was conferred the status of senior advocate in 2015.[citation needed] On 7 August 2024, he resigned the attorney generalship.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d নতুন অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল আমিন উদ্দিন. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Amin Uddin new attorney general". The Daily Star. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "AM Amin Uddin appointed Bangladesh's Attorney General". bdnews24.com. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Senior Advocate AM Amin Uddin appointed attorney general". The Daily Star. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "SCBA | SCBA Secretaries". scba.org.bd. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Attorney General AM Amin Uddin resigns". The Daily Star. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.