Mahbubey Alam (17 February 1949 – 27 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician, designated senior counsel, and Attorney General of Bangladesh. He was appointed attorney general on 13 January 2009. He was a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He had served earlier as additional attorney general from 15 November 1998 to 4 October 2001.

Biography

Alam was born in Mouchhamandra village in Louhajang in

Munshiganj Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District. Geography Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2 ...

on 17 February 1949. He studied at University of Dhaka, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1968), Master of Arts in Public Administration (1969), and LL.B degree (1972). He also attained diplomas in constitutional law and parliamentary institutions and procedures in 1979 from the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) in New Delhi. He began his law career at the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in January 1975 and became a lawyer of the

Bangladesh Supreme Court, Appellate Division The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh is the appellate court in Bangladesh. The Appellate Division is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases, with appellate review authority over judgements of the High ...

in 1980. He was the Chairman of the Bangladesh Bar Council from 13 January 2009 to 30 June 2018. He was Additional Attorney General for Bangladesh from 15 November 1998 to 4 October 2001. He was Attorney General of Bangladesh from 13 January 2009 until his death in 2020.

Death

Mahbubey Alam was admitted to Combined Military Hospital on 4 September 2020 after being diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and died on 27 September. A Namaz-e-Janaza was held at the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

on 28 September 2020, and Alam was buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard.

References

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