Amin Ahmed
| Amin Ahmed NPk MBE | |
|---|---|
| আমিন আহমদ | |
| Chief Justice Dacca High Court | |
|
In office 1956–1959 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1899 Sonagazi, Feni,  British India (now Bangladesh) |
| Died |
5 December 1991 (aged 92) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |
 Bangladesh |
| Children | six daughters and one son |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Calcutta and Cambridge University |
| Profession | Judge |
| Awards |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Hilal-e-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) |
Amin Ahmed NPk, MBE (Bengali: আমিন আহমদ; 1 October 1899 – 5 December 1991) was a jurist and chief justice of Dacca High Court in East Pakistan (present Bangladesh).[1][2]
Early life and education
Amin Ahmed was born on 1 October 1899 at Ahmadpur village, Sonagazi Upazila, Feni. His father was Abdul Aziz, who was a civil servant. He traveled to United States in 1956 and to Japan in 1957.
Personal life
He had 6 daughters (Shameem, Nessima Hakim, Uzra Husain, Nazneen, Najma, Jarina Mohsin) and one son, Aziz Ahmed. His second daughter, Nessima was married to Justice Maksum-ul-Hakim, Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[3] He was the father-in-law of Bangladeshi diplomat Tabarak Husain, who was married his daughter Uzra Husain.
His grand child, Tariq ul Hakim is also a Dhaka High Court justice.[4]
Death
He died in Dhaka on 5 December 1991.
Writings
Amin Ahmed delivered the Kamini Kumar Memorial Law lecture on the topic Judicial Review of Administrative Action in Pakistan which was held in University of Dhaka on 9–11 February 1970.[5][6] Later the lecture was published as a book. He wrote an autobiography; titled A Peep into the Past.[7][8]
He gave the inaugural speech at the Pakistan Philosophical Congress in 1954.[9] Ahmed also gave speech on various occasions like the Annual Dinner of the Chittagong District Bar Association in 1964, the inaugural ceremony of the New Dacca High Court Building on 24 March 1968 and the Bar Dinner at Hotel Intercontinental, Dacca on 19 January 1974. He addressed as President, Pakistan United Nations Association (East Zone, Dacca) on the occasion of its silver jubilee in 1970.
Awards
He was awarded the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the British Government of India, and Hilal-e-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) by the Pakistan Government for his meritorious services.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Hoque, Kazi Ebadul. "Ahmed, Justice Amin". Banglapedia. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ "Judiciary". The Lakshimipur Barta. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ Rashid, Harun ur (21 October 2005). "An impressive record of public service". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Kamini Kumar Dutta (1879-1959) – a profile". Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ Shibli, Abdullah (2014-04-05). "Birth Centennial of Mr. Justice M. A. Jabir". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ Ahmed, Amin (1982). A Peep Into the Past, Or, The Autobiography of Former Chief Justice Amin Ahmed. Pioneer Press. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ Benson, Eugene (2004). Ency Post-Colonial Lit Eng 2v. Routledge. p. 857. ISBN 9781134468485. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ↑ et. al., Richard V. DeSemet SeJ. "Philosophical Activities in Pakistan:1947-1961". Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Work published by Pakistan Philosophical Congress. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
External links
- Author page, at Amazon.com
- Autobiography of Former Chief Justice Amin Ahmed in Google Books
- Charity clinic in his Dhanmondi's residence