A. K. M. Sadeq

AKM Sadeq (10 August 1928 – 15 June 2016) was a Bangladeshi judge who was a judge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and the sixth Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[1][2]

AKM Sadeq
6th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
27 April 1995 – 6 April 1996
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byAbdur Rouf
Succeeded byMohammad Abu Hena
Personal details
Born10 August 1928
Muradnagar, Comilla, British Raj
Died15 June 2016
United Hospital, Dhaka
Parents
  • Abu Musa Ahmed (father)
  • Naima Begum (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Dhaka College

Early life

AKM Sadeq was born on 10 August 1928 in Muradnagar, Comilla into a Zamindar family. His father was Abu Musa Ahmed and mother was Naima Begum. He passed higher secondary from Dhaka Intermediate College. He did Honors in Economics and LLB in 2 subjects from University of Dhaka.

Career

AKM Sadeq taught Economics and Law at University of Dhaka. After practicing law for four years, he passed the Judicial BCS and started his government service as a munsef. He then worked at the Pakistan Supreme Court in Lahore as an Assistant Registrar. After becoming Bangladesh, he served as the District Judge of Tangail. Prior to his retirement, he served as a Judge of the High Court Division.

He was appointed Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh on 26 April 1995 and served till 6 April 1996.[2][1] The disputed election of 15 February 1996 was held under his commission। He was also a member of the Law Commission.[3]

Death

AKM Sadeq died on 15 June 2016 while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka.[4]

References
  1. ইতিহাসের পাতায় বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশন (in Bengali). Deutsche Welle. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  2. "Bangladesh Election Commission". ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  4. বিচারপতি সাদেক আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-03-01.


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