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| Places | Bangladesh Singapore | |
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| Birth | 23 December 1942, Lakshmipur District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh | |
| Death | 17 January 2017Singapore General Hospital (aged 74 years) |
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Biography
M. M. Ruhul Amin (23 December 1942 – 17 January 2017) was a Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
Education
Amin earned his master's in history in 1963 and LLB in 1966 from the University of Dhaka.
Career
Amin joined the judicial service in 1967 and became a district judge in 1984. He worked as a district and sessions judge in four districts. He was elevated as a judge of the Appellate Division on 13 July 2003. He was appointed an additional judge of the High Court on 10 February 1994. He had been serving as the chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission since 2004.
On 1 June 2008, Amin was appointed the 16th Chief Justice of Bangladesh by President Iajuddin Ahmed.
Amin died on the morning of 17 January 2017, while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital. He was 74.