Syed Sadat Abul Masud (1915 - 1991) was an Indian justice of law and a former judge at Kolkata High Court. He was one of the four members of the 6th Finance Commission of India set up by the Government of India in 1972, under the chairmanship of Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, for advising on the Centre-State finance allocations. In March 2012, when Bangladesh decided to honour the friends of the country who assisted them in the

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 ...

of 1971, he was one among the recipients of the Friends of Liberation War Honour. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1985, for his contributions to society.

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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs People from West Bengal 20th-century Indian judges Judges of the Calcutta High Court Finance Commission of India 1915 births 1991 deaths {{India-law-bio-stub