Abdul Jamil Mohammad Ali (15 December 1951 – 2 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as the 12th attorney general of Bangladesh from 2005 to 2007.[1][2][3]
A. J. Mohammad Ali | |
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এ. জে. মোহাম্মদ আলী | |
.jpg) Ali in 2023 | |
| 12th Attorney General of Bangladesh | |
| In office 30 April 2005 – 24 January 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | A. F. Hassan Ariff |
| Succeeded by | Fida M. Kamal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1951 Naogaon, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 2 May 2024 (aged 72) Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
editAli was born on 15 December 1951 in Naogaon in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.[4] His father MH Khandaker was the first attorney general of Bangladesh.[2]
Career
editAli was enrolled to practise in the High Court in 1980 and in the Appellate Division in 1985.[5] He was appointed additional attorney general on 23 October 2001[6] and as the attorney general on 30 April 2005.[2] He resigned from the position on 24 January 2007.[2]
Ali served as the president of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council's executive committee chairman.[7] He served as the president of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum.[8]
Ali served as the lawyer of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia for the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.[9][10] He was also the lawyer of Moudud Ahmed.[11]
Death
editAli died on 2 May 2024, at the age of 73, in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.[8] He had been suffering from prostate cancer.[12]
References
edit- ^ "SCBA Members Directory". Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali quits". bdnews24.com. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Law officers happy as AJ Mohammad Ali appointed Attorney General". bdnews24.com. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ শ্রদ্ধা-ভালোবাসায় বিদায় নিলেন সাবেক অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল এ জে মোহাম্মদ আলী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Mohammad Ali new Attorney General". The Daily Star. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Attorney general resigns". The Daily Star. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Ill attempt at destroying rule of law". The Daily Star. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum president AJ Mohammad Ali passes away". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Graft case: HC sets tomorrow to hear Khaleda's pleas challenging trial court order". The Daily Star. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "HC adjourns hearing on Khaleda's revision petition". The Daily Star. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "HC keeps Moudud's writ for house waiting". The Daily Star. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ সাবেক অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল এ জে মোহাম্মদ আলী আর নেই. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.