Obaidul Hassan
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Obaidul Hassan | |
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ওবায়দুল হাসান | |
_(cropped).jpg) Hassan in 2024 | |
| 24th Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
| In office 26 September 2023 – 10 August 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammed Shahabuddin (President of Bangladesh) |
| Preceded by | Hasan Foez Siddique |
| Succeeded by | Syed Refaat Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1959 Mohanganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
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| Relatives | Sajjadul Hassan (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Obaidul Hassan (born 11 January 1959)[1] is a jurist who briefly served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[2] He was appointed as the chief justice on 12 September 2023 and served as 24th Chief justice of Bangladesh. He also served as the president of the 2022 Search Committee for the formation of Bangladesh Election Commission.[3] He was forced to resign as Chief Justice in the aftermath of the July Revolution.[4]
Obaid was born on 11 January 1959 in Mohanganj Upazila, Netrokona District in the then East Pakistan, Pakistan.[5] Obaid's father was Akhlakul Hossain Ahmed, a member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, and his mother was Begum Hosne Ara Hossain.[6][7] His brother, Sajjadul Hassan, is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-4 constituency since August 2023 and a former senior secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office and the chairman of the board of directors of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines.[8][9]
Obaid completed his undergraduate and graduate degree in Economics from the University of Dhaka.[10] He completed his law degree from the Dhanmondi Law College .[10]
