Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad was the second
Attorney General of Bangladesh
The attorney general for Bangladesh () is the Bangladeshi government's chief legal adviser and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The attorney general is usually a highly respected senior advocate and is appointed by the ru ...
from 1972 to 1976.
Ahmad
Mr. Ahmad was born in Ghagotia, Kapasia (Dhaka). He moved to Dhaka City to complete his education. He successfully completed his law degree. He became one of the most prominent lawyers in Bangladesh. He is listed as a freedom fighter by the Government of Bangladesh for his role in the 1971
Bangladesh Liberation war
The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...
. He was one of the thirty-three authors of the Constitution of Bangladesh. His signature appears on page #100 on the right column. He represented Bangladesh in the UN with Abu Sayeed Chowdhury during the liberation movement.
In 1972, Ahmad was appointed the Attorney General of Bangladesh and
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed the Additional Attorney General.
As Attorney General Mr. Ahmad represented the government in their case against Messrs. A. T. J. Industries Limited over abandoned property law.
Mr. Ahmad has many contributions to the court system, the law and the people in his constituency.
Personal life
Ahmad was married to Ayesha Akhtar. They had 7 children together: 1] Tahmina Mannan, 2] Selina Chowdhury, 3] Sultana Hussein, 4] Faqueer Salahuddin Ahmad, 5] Marina Ahmad, 6] Faqueer Saaduddin Ahmad, and 7] Sami Faqueer Ahmad.
Four of the children reside in USA, one in Canada and one in Bangladesh.
Mr. Ahmad left sixteen grand-children. His wife Mrs. Ayesha Akhtar passed away in 2017. They are both buried in Ghagotia (Mr. Ahmad's village).
References
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Attorneys general of Bangladesh
20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers
20th-century Pakistani lawyers
St. Gregory's High School and College alumni
Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh