Mustafa Kamal (judge)

Mustafa Kamal (Bengali: মোস্তফা কামাল; died 5 January 2015)^[1] was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1 June 1999 to 31 December 1999.^[2] He was born in Domar, in the district of Nilphamari of East Bengal (now Bangladesh). His father, the late Abbas Uddin Ahmed was a singer of folk and Islamic songs in the Indian sub-continent.

Primary life and Education

Kamal stood 7th in order of merit in the Matriculation examination from the Dhaka Collegiate School in 1948. He also secured 5th position in the Intermediate Arts Examination from Jagannath College in 1950.

He obtained B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. degrees in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1953 and 1954 respectively securing 1st position in the 1st class. He took M.Sc. (Economics) degree in Political Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science by availing of a merit scholarship for higher studies from the Government of the then-Pakistan. He also completed the Bar-at-Law course and was called to the Bar from the Hon'ble Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1959. Kamal was appointed Chairman of the Law Commission on 6 December 2004.

Death

Kamal died on 5 January 2015 of heart disease at his home in Dhaka. His age was given, variously, as 79 and 81.^[1]

Personal life

He has one brother, singer Mustafa Zaman Abbasi and one sister, singer Ferdausi Rahman.

References

Further reading

• "Justice Mustafa Kamal no more". The Daily Star. 6 January 2015. 
• "Ex-CJ Mustafa Kamal passes away". New Age (Dhaka). 6 January 2015. 
• Sattar, Naeela Kamal (13 January 2015). "Mustafa Kamal, my father: Forever a warrior". New Age (Dhaka). 
• "Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal". Law Journal Bangladesh. 

External links

• List of Chief Justices of Bangladesh.
• Judicial Settlement and Mediation in Bangladesh Justice Mustafa Kamal's Writings in hrpb.org.bd