Hasan Foez Siddique (born 26 September 1956) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who is the 23rd and current Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Bangladesh The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

. He is scheduled to retire on 25 September 2023.

Early life and education

Siddique was born on 26 September 1956 to Abdul Gofur Mollah and Nurjahan Begum. He passed SSC from Khoksa Janipur Pilot High School in 1972 and ISC from Government P.C. College in 1974. After passing

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from Satkhira Government College, he took his MSS (Masters in Social Science) degree from Department of Political Science, University of Dhaka. He later passed

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from Dhanmondi Law College and enrolled as an advocate at the District & Sessions Judge Court, Dhaka in 1981. His elder brother, Abu Bakar Siddique, also retired as a judge of the Appellate Division.

Career

Siddique was enrolled as an advocate of the District Court, the High Court Division and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 1981, 1983 and 1999 respectively. He acted as legal advisor to Khulna City Corporation, Kushtia Municipality, Jalalabad Gas Transmission Company, and chief law advisor of the

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. On 24 December 2007, he was appointed as an Additional Attorney General of Bangladesh. He resigned from the post on 4 June 2008, citing difficulties in discharging his duties. Elevated as Judge of the High Court Division in 2009 and as a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2013. Siddique was appointed the chairman of

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on 30 April 2015. In September 2019, he briefly served as the

Chief Justice of Bangladesh The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...

in absence of the Chief Justice. He was re-appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on 4 May 2020. On 21 June 2021, Siddique issued an order halting the bail of those accused of attacking a motorcade of Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

. On 30 December 2021, he was appointed as the Chief Justice. On this appointment, he superseded justice Muhammad Imman Ali, the most senior Appellate Division judge.

Personal life

Siddique is married to Dalia Firoz. His elder brother, Abu Bakar Siddique, is a retired judge of the Appellate Division.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siddique, Hasan Foez Living people 1956 births University of Dhaka alumni 20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers 21st-century Bangladeshi judges Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices Chief justices of Bangladesh Place of birth missing (living people) Satkhira Government College alumni