Shafique Ahmed
Shafique Ahmed | |
|---|---|
শফিক আহমেদ | |
 Ahmed in 2010 | |
| Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 6 January 2009 – 21 November 2013[1] | |
| Preceded by | A F Hasan Arif |
| Succeeded by | Anisul Huq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1937 |
| Died | 12 April 2026 (aged 88) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | |
Shafique Ahmed (16 July 1937 – 12 April 2026) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician.[2] He served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh.[2][3]
Education
[edit]Ahmed earned his bachelor's and master's in geography from the University of Dhaka in 1958 and 1959 respectively. He earned his LL.B degree from the same university in 1963. He earned his LL.M degree from King's College London in 1967.[4] He received his Bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn in 1967.[5]
Career
[edit]Ahmed served as an adjunct faculty member at the Law Department of Dhaka University from 1969 to 1973.[2] 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 Bangladesh Bar Council.[2][4]
Personal life and death
[edit]Ahmed married academic and activist Mahfuza Khanam[6] in 1969 and had three children. Mahfuza died in 2025.[7]
Ahmed died at the Bangladesh Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, on 12 April 2026, at the age of 88.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "28 ministers out, effectively". Dhaka Tribune. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Profile Of Ministers: Barrister Shafique Ahmed". The Daily Star. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Shafique, Inu contradict over ministers' resignation". The Daily Star. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Honorable Minister". Law and Justice Division. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Profile Of Ministers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ↑ "161 students get Prof Mahfuza Khanam-Barrister Shafique Ahmed stipend". The Daily Star. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "Mahfuza Khanam, Ducsu's only female VP no more". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ "Former law minister Shafique Ahmed dies at 89 in Dhaka hospital". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
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- 2026 deaths
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