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Published:
2020-10-09 03:03:26 BdST

AM Amin Uddin appointed Attorney General


The government has named AM Amin Uddin, the president of Supreme Court Bar Association, as the successor to late Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.

President Md Abdul Hamid made the appointment on Thursday, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs said in a statement.

The post fell vacant when Alam, the longest-serving chief legal officer of the state, died on Sept 27 at the age of 71 after suffering from COVID-19 illness.

AM Amin Uddin, who has been appointed as the 14th top law officer of the state, said that he will take forward the work of the government and former attorney general Mahbubey Alam for establishing rule of law and justice in the country.

"I will work to ensure justice for people of the country," he said.

AM Amin Uddin was born at Kulaura in Moulvibazar in 1963. The eminent lawyer has completed his masters and law degrees from Dhaka University.

He was appointed a deputy attorney general in 2000 and discharged the duties until the then Awami League government was in the state office till October 2001.

Amin Uddin was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association for two consecutive times.

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