Amiruddin Ahmad

Amiruddin Ahmad
Born Amiruddin Ahmad
Residence Dhaka, Bangladesh
Title Governor of East Pakistan

Amiruddin Ahmad was a Bengali politician and jurist[1] who served as the Governor of East Pakistan.

Early life

Amiruddin Ahmad was born on 22 December 1895 in West Bengal. He joined as the Deputy Legal Remembrancer of Bengal on 1 April 1942.[2]

Career

He was elevated to additional judge of the Calcutta High Court on 6 January 1947. After partition, of India he moved to East Pakistan. On 15 August 1947 was made the judge of the Dhaka High Court. He was judge in the Rawalpindi conspiracy Tribunal in Hyderabad, Sindh.[3] On 10 November 1953 he was made the chairman of the Boundary Commission. On 22 September 1954 he was made the Chief Justice of Dhaka High Court. On 14 June 1955 he was appointed Acting Governor of East Bengal. On 9 March 1956 he was appointed a judge in the Federal Court of Pakistan.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ Ranjan, Sudhanshu (2014-03-21). Justice, Judocracy and Democracy in India: Boundaries and Breaches. Routledge. ISBN 9781317809777.
  2. 1 2 "Ahmed, Justice Amiruddin - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. ↑ Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. 1952-01-01. p. 91.
  4. ↑ Rizvi, Hasan Askari (2000-01-01). The Military & Politics in Pakistan, 1947-1997. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 332. ISBN 9789693511482.
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