Shafique Ahmed (born 16 July 1937) is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician. He served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the

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Education

Ahmed earned his bachelor's and master's in geography from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

in 1958 and 1959 respectively. He earned his LLB degree from the same university in 1963. He earned his LLM degree from

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in 1967. He received his

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from

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in 1967.

Career

Ahmed served as a faculty member at the

from 1969 to 1973.

Personal life

Ahmed is married to academic and activist Mahfuza Khanam.

References

1937 births Living people People from Comilla District University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of King's College London University of Dhaka faculty Awami League politicians Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ministers of Bangladesh {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub