Maksum-ul-Hakim was a jurist, diplomat and justice of

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. He was an Advocate General for the government. He was an elected member of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Committee for Prevention of Discrimination of Minorities. He was one of the judge of famous

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Early life

Hakim was born in Khulna. His father was a deputy magistrate of the British India government. He did his masters at the University of Calcutta and was called to

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in London.

Career

Hakim was the Advocate General in 1962 and was appointed justice to the High Court in 1964. Hakim served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Argentina. He was also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Sweden.

Personal life

Maksum married Nessima, second daughter of former chief justice of

Amin Ahmed Amin Ahmed NPk, MBE (; 1 October 1899 – 5 December 1991) was a jurist and chief justice of the Dacca High Court during the Pakistan era. Early life and education Amin Ahmed was born on 1 October 1899 in the village of Ahmadpur in Son ...

. They had three daughters (Yasmin, Sonia, and Tania) and one son,

Tariq ul Hakim Tariq ul Hakim is a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Early life Justice Tariqul Ul Hakim son of a diplomat and third generation High Court Justice in Bangladesh, after his father Justice Maksum-ul-Hakim former ambassador an ...

, Dhaka High Court justice.

Death

Maksum died in

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on 12 October 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maksum-ul-Hakim 1926 births 2005 deaths University of Calcutta alumni Bangladeshi judges People from Khulna District 20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers People from Khulna Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Argentina Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Sweden