K. S. Nabi
Kazi Shahidun Nabi was a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as the 9th Attorney General of Bangladesh from 1996 until 1998.[1] He died on July 8, 2018, in his Dhanmondi Residence in Dhaka.[2]
K. S. Nabi | |
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কে . এস. নবী | |
| 9th Attorney General of Bangladesh | |
| In office 31 July 1996 – 30 May 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
| President | Abdur Rahman Biswas Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | M. Nurullah |
| Succeeded by | Mahmudul Islam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 or 1942 (age 81–82)[1] |
| Died | July 8, 2018 Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career edit
Nabi was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1961.[3] He served as a faculty member of Central Law College in Dhaka.[1] He was enrolled to Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1986.[4]
In the Seventh National Parliamentary Elections in 1996, Nabi was a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from the Munshiganj-1 constituency and lost to A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.[5] He served as the chairmen of the Bangladesh Bar Council during 1996–1998.[6]
In 1999, Nabi served as the lawyer of Bangladeshi businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai after he was arrested by the Special Branch of police in the allegation of being involved in film actor Sohel Chowdhury murder, using women in smuggling and supply of secret government information and documents abroad.[7]
Personal life edit
Nabi is the son of one of the cousins of Humayun Rashid Choudhury, former speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Straight dailogue - K S Nabi - 261011 - 1A.mpg". Youtube. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Ex-AG K. S. Nabi passes away". The New Nation. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Year of Call 1961". Barristers' Association of Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ সুপ্রিম কোর্টের জ্যেষ্ঠ আইনজীবীদের তালিকা প্রকাশ (in Bengali). The Tax Journal. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ . Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "List Of Chairmen Of The Bangladesh Bar Council". barcouncil.gov.bd. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Police to probe movie moghul". The Daily Star. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Chowhdury, Zaglul (16 July 1997). "Kaiser Rasheed: A Tribute". The Daily Star (opinion). Retrieved 21 September 2017.