K. S. Nabi

Kazi Shahidun Nabi was a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as the 9th Attorney General of Bangladesh from 1996 until 1998.[1] He died on July 8, 2018 in his Dhanmondi Residence in Dhaka.[2]

K. S. Nabi
Attorney General of Bangladesh
In office
1996–1998
Succeeded byMahmudul Islam
Personal details
Born1941/1942 (age 78–80)[1]
DiedJuly 8, 2018
Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Career

Nabi was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1961.[3] He served as a faculty member of Central Law College in Dhaka.[1] He was enrolled to Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1986.[4]

In the Seventh National Parliamentary Elections in 1996, Nabi was a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League from the Munshiganj-1 constituency and lost to A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.[5] He served as the chairmen of the Bangladesh Bar Council during 1996–1998.[6]

In 1999, Nabi served as the lawyer of Bangladeshi businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai after he was arrested by the Special Branch of police in the allegation of being involved in film actor Sohel Chowdhury murder, using women in smuggling and supply of secret government information and documents abroad.[7]

Personal life

Nabi is the son of one of the cousins of Humayun Rashid Choudhury, former speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament.[8]

References
  1. "Straight dailogue - K S Nabi - 261011 - 1A.mpg". Youtube. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. "Ex-AG K. S. Nabi passes away". m.thedailynewnation.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  3. "Year of Call 1961". Barristers' Association of Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. সুপ্রিম কোর্টের জ্যেষ্ঠ আইনজীবীদের তালিকা প্রকাশ (in Bengali). The Tax Journal. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. "Bangladesh Parliament Election : Detail Results". Amardesh. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. "List Of Chairmen Of The Bangladesh Bar Council". barcouncil.gov.bd. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. "Police to probe movie moghul". The Daily Star. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. Chowhdury, Zaglul (16 July 1997). "Kaiser Rasheed: A Tribute". The Daily Star (opinion). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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