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A. J. Mohammad Ali

A. J. Mohammad Ali
এ. জে. মোহাম্মদ আলী
Ali in 2023
12th Attorney General of Bangladesh
In office
30 April 2005 – 24 January 2007
Appointed byIajuddin Ahmed
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Preceded byA. F. Hassan Ariff
Succeeded byFida M. Kamal
Personal details
Born(1951-12-15)15 December 1951
Naogaon, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died2 May 2024(2024-05-02) (aged 72)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Resting placeBanani graveyard
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent
ProfessionLawyer

Abdul Jamil Mohammad Ali (15 December 1951 – 2 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as the 12th attorney general of Bangladesh from 2005 to 2007.[1][2][3]

Early life

Ali was born on 15 December 1951 in Naogaon in the then East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan.[4] His father MH Khandaker was the first attorney general of Bangladesh.[2]

Career

Ali was enrolled to practise in the High Court in 1980 and in the Appellate Division in 1985.[5] He was appointed additional attorney general on 23 October 2001[6] and as the attorney general on 30 April 2005.[2] He resigned from the position on 24 January 2007.[2]

Ali served as the president of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council's executive committee chairman.[7] He served as the president of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum.[8]

Ali served as the lawyer of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia for the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.[9][10] He was also the lawyer of Moudud Ahmed.[11]

Death

Ali died on 2 May 2024, at the age of 73, in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.[8] He had been suffering from prostate cancer.[12]

References

  1. ^ "SCBA Members Directory". Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali quits". bdnews24.com. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Law officers happy as AJ Mohammad Ali appointed Attorney General". bdnews24.com. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ শ্রদ্ধা-ভালোবাসায় বিদায় নিলেন সাবেক অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল এ জে মোহাম্মদ আলী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mohammad Ali new Attorney General". The Daily Star. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Attorney general resigns". The Daily Star. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Ill attempt at destroying rule of law". The Daily Star. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum president AJ Mohammad Ali passes away". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Graft case: HC sets tomorrow to hear Khaleda's pleas challenging trial court order". The Daily Star. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ^ "HC adjourns hearing on Khaleda's revision petition". The Daily Star. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ^ "HC keeps Moudud's writ for house waiting". The Daily Star. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ^ সাবেক অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল এ জে মোহাম্মদ আলী আর নেই. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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