Naima Haider (born 19 March 1962) is a Bangladeshi justice of the

High Court Division The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...

Early life and education

Haider was born on 19 March 1962. Her father, Badrul Haider Chowdhury, was the 5th

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, inclu ...

. Her mother is Begum Anwara Chowdhury. She passed her LLB and LLM from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. She has completed her second masters in law from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Career

Haider was elevated as additional judge of the High Court Division on 30 June 2009 and appointed judge on 6 June 2011.

References

External links

Judges' List: High Court Division
Name and Short Biography
Bio
in Think Legal Bangladesh {{DEFAULTSORT:Haider, Naima Living people 1962 births University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi women judges Columbia Law School alumni