Mahfuzur Rahman was a judge of the

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and a commissioner of the

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Early life

Rahman was born on 1 February 1935 in Comilla to Khan Bahadur Siddiqur Rahman. He completed his bachelors of art and law from the

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in 1959 and 1962 respectively.

Career

Rahman became a lawyer of the Dhaka High Court in 1963. In 1980, Rahman became a lawyer of the Appellate Division. Rahman was appointed a judge of the High Court Division. In 2001, Rahman was the judge of the Administrative Appellate Tribunal in 2001. Rahman was appointed the election commissioner of

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on 15 January 2006 by President

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. In November he was the temporary

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. On 1 February 2007, Rahman and the other election commissioners resigned.

Death

Rahman died on 5 May 2016 in Mohammadpur,

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References

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