A. J. Mohammad Ali

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]

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

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 Supreme Court Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council's Executive Committee Chairman.[7]

Ali served as the lawyer of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia for the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.[8][9] He was also the lawyer of Moudud Ahmed.[10]

Death

Ali died on 2 May 2024, at the age of 73, in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.[11] He had been suffering from prostate cancer.[12]

References
  1. "SCBA Members Directory". Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. "Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali quits". bdnews24.com. January 24, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. bdnews24.com. "Law officers happy as AJ Mohammad Ali appointed Attorney General". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. May 1, 2005. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  6. "Attorney general resigns". The Daily Star. January 25, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  7. "Ill attempt at destroying rule of law". The Daily Star. January 9, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  8. "Graft case: HC sets tomorrow to hear Khaleda's pleas challenging trial court order". The Daily Star. April 19, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  9. "HC adjourns hearing on Khaleda's revision petition". The Daily Star. February 27, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  10. "HC keeps Moudud's writ for house waiting". The Daily Star. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  11. "Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum president AJ Mohammad Ali passes away - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  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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