| Sultan Hossain Khan | |
| Office: | 4th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh |
| Predecessor: | Chowdhury A. T. M. Masud |
| Primeminister: | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
| Successor: | Mohammad Abdur Rouf |
| Term Start: | 17 February 1990 |
| Term End: | 24 December 1990 |
| Office1: | 1st Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission |
| Appointer1: | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Predecessor1: | position created |
| President1: | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Successor1: | Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury |
| Term Start1: | 23 February 2004 |
| Term End1: | 8 February 2007 |
| Death Date: | 5 July 2015 |
| Death Place: | Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
Sultan Hossain Khan (died 2015) was a Bangladeshi judge and the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh.[1] He was the chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Press Council.[2]
From 17 February 1990 to 24 December 1990, Khan served as the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh.[3] He oversaw the first democratic election in Bangladesh after military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad was overthrown by a popular revolt in 1990.[4] He led the investigation of the Logang massacre in 1992 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[5]
Khan was appointed the first chairperson of the newly formed Anti-Corruption Commission in 2004.[6] His appointment was challenged by Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer Aminul Haque Helal in court.[7] On 8 February 2007, Khan resigned following a request to do so by the president of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed.[8]
Khan has served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Press Council.
Khan died at the age of 90 on 5 July in 2015 at Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[9]