Shafique Ahmed (born 16 July 1937) is a

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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

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in 1958 and 1959 respectively. He earned his LL.B degree from the same university in 1963. He earned his LL.M degree from

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in 1967. He received his

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from

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in 1967.

Career

Shafiq Ahmed served as an adjunct faculty member at the Law Department of

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from 1969 to 1973. He also served as the Principal of City Law College, Dhaka from 1973 to 2005. Concurrently, he was a member of the Dhaka University Senate. He was enrolled as an advocate at the High Court in 1967 and was elevated to the status of a Senior Advocate in the Appellate Division in 1989. He was elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association on two occasions: 1999-2000 and 2008-2009. Furthermore, he contributed to the governance of the legal profession by serving as the Vice-President of the

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Personal life

Ahmed is married to academic and activist Mahfuza Khanam.

References

1937 births Living people People from Comilla District Politicians from Chittagong Division University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of King's College London Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Awami League politicians Ministers of law, justice and parliamentary affairs of Bangladesh {{Chittagong-AL-politician-stub