MA Syed (1937 - 12 January 2013) was a former government official of Bangladesh who was the chief election commissioner.[1][2][3]

MA Syed
8th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
23 May 2000 – 22 May 2005
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byMohammad Abu Hena
Succeeded byM. A. Aziz
Personal details
Born1937
Gopalganj, British Raj
Died12 January 2013
Dhaka
ProfessionCivil service

Early life

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MA Syed was born in 1937 in Gopalganj.[4]

Career

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MA Syed started his career in 1960 by passing the Pakistan Civil Service (CSP) examination and joining the administration cadre. He later served as the sub-divisional administrator, deputy commissioner and secretary to the government of Bangladesh. He took over as the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh on 23 May 2000 and retired from the post on 22 May 2005.[3][2] Under him the election of the 8th parliament of Bangladesh was held in 2001.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ex-CEC MA Syed passes away". bdnews24.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b ইতিহাসের পাতায় বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশন. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনারদের কার্যকাল [Tenure of Chief Election Commissioners]. Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ সাবেক সিইসি এমএ সাঈদ আর নেই [Former CEC MA Saeed is no more]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.