| Muhammad Zabed Ali | |
| Native Name: | জাবেদ আলী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Election Commissioner of Bangladesh |
| Term Start: | 9 February 2012 |
| Term End: | 9 February 2017 |
| Predecessor: | M Sakhawat Hossain |
| Successor: | Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury |
| President: | Zillur Rahman Abdul Hamid |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Alma Mater: | Chittagong University Bangladesh Military Academy Defence Services Command and Staff College |
| Profession: | Military officer, Election Commissioner |
| Serviceyears: | 1979–2008 |
| Rank: | Brigadier General |
| Unit: | East Bengal Regiment |
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Md. Zabed Ali is a retired brigadier general of the Bangladesh Army and former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[1] [2]
On 9 February 2012, Ali was appointed Election Commissioner of Bangladesh by the Awami League government.[3] His appointed was rejected the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served under Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad.[4]
In August 2013, Ali met with foreign diplomats at the Election Commission who stressed for an inclusive election.[5] Ali oversaw the 2014 Bangladeshi general election.[6] The election was boycotted by major political parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as it was not held under a neutral caretaker government as per their demands.[7] The election was marred by widespread violence and death of 18.[8] [9] The Awami League won more than half the seats uncontested due to the opposition boycott.[10]
Ali oversaw municipal elections in December 2015.[11] In November 2016, Ali and other commissioners apologized unconditionally to the Bangladesh High Court for not taking notice of complaints by hundreds of candidates in local elections.[12]
Ali served as the Election Commissioner of Bangladesh till 9 February 2017 when he was replaced by Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury.[13] Ali and the rest of the commissioner defended their actions holding the 2014 Bangladeshi general election which was boycotted by all major opposition parties and saw the Awami League re-elected.[14] [15]