A. F. Hassan Ariff
A. F. Hassan Ariff | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General | |
| In office October 2001 – 28 April 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | A. J. Mohammad Ali |
A. F. Hassan Ariff is a Bangladeshi lawyer, former Attorney General of Bangladesh and Advisor of Caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.[1][2]
Career
Ariff was the Attorney General of Bangladesh from October 2001 to 28 April 2005. He resigned from his post reportedly over his failure to support pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers in the Supreme Court Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council's cancellation of the license of a pro-BNP Bangladesh High Court judge who used fraudulent credentials.[3] He founded AF Hassan Ariff & Associates in the 1970s. From January 2008 to January 2009 he was Law Adviser to the Caretaker Government.[4]
References
- ^ "6 parties invited to talks with govt". The Daily Star. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Mirpur butcher Molla must die, says SC". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Attorney General Hassan Ariff Resigns". wikileaks.org. Bangladesh Dhaka. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "A F Hassan Ariff Associates". hariffbd.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.