Abul Fazal Mohammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1 July 1915 – 30 August 2001) was a Bengali public servant and judge who served as

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from 27 March 1982 to 10December 1983.

Biography

Chowdhury was born on 1 July 1915 in Gouripur,

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(now

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). He attended the

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Career

He joined the Bengal Civil Service in 1942, and subsequently served as a regional district judge. He was appointed Justice of the Dhaka High Court on 17 December 1968 by the then President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan, and later a Justice of the Appellate Division of the

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on 30 January 1974. He retired from service on 1 July 1977 after President

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reduced the retirement age of judges from 65 to 62. Following a military coup d'état in March 1982, the army chief of staff

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assumed power as the chief martial law administrator, and Chowdhury was made the

on 27 March 1982, a position which he held till 10 December 1983. Ershad then dismissed Chowdhury and assumed the presidency for himself. Chowdhury was the chairman of

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, chairman of the management board and trustee board of Dhaka Child Hospital, chairman of National Foundation of Mental Health, chairman of the managing committee of Dhaka Law College, chairman of

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, and chairman of Dhaka High Court mazar committee.

Death

Chowdhury died on 30 August 2001 in

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, Bangladesh.

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1915 births 2001 deaths Jatiya Party politicians Presidents of Bangladesh University of Dhaka alumni People from Mymensingh District {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub

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