Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Abdul Wahhab Miah
Native Name:আবদুল ওয়াহহাব মিয়া
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Term Start:12 November 2017
Term End:2 February 2018
Appointer:Abdul Hamid
Predecessor:Surendra Kumar Sinha
Successor:Syed Mahmud Hossain
Birth Date:11 November 1951
Nationality:Bangladeshi
President:Abdul Hamid
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina

Abdul Wahhab Miah (born 11 November 1951) is a prominent Bangladeshi jurist. He was appointed as acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh when Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha left.[1] [2] Prior to assuming this position, he served as a judge in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Career

Miya was listed as a High Court Division judge in 1976. Justice Miah was appointed an additional judge to the High Court Division on 24 October 1999 and became a permanent judge in 2001. He was elevated to the Appellate Division on 23 February 2011. He was made acting Chief Justice of Bangladesh when Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha left. He resigned from his post on 2 February 2018 though he was set to retire on 10 November 2018.[3] [4] [5] Since 2019, he is serving as an 'distinguished adjunct professor' at law department of North South University.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wahhab Miah made acting Chief Justice . Daily Sun . en . 2019-01-06.
  2. News: http://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/98302/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE . bn:প্রধান বিচারপতির দায়িত্ব নিলেন বিচারপতি আবদুল ওয়াহহাব মিঞা . Daily Inqilab . bn . 2019-01-06.
  3. News: Bangladesh appoints new chief justice after about three months of vacancy . 2021-12-05 . bdnews24.com . 2 February 2018.
  4. News: Justice Wahhab Miah resigns after Justice Mahmud Hossain is named chief justice . bdnews24.com . 2 February 2018 . en . 2019-01-06.
  5. News: Acting CJ Wahhab Miah resigns . Prothom Alo . en . 2019-01-06.
  6. Web site: Justice Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah North South University . North South University . 24 September 2024.