A. F. Hassan Ariff

Mr. A F Hassan Ariff is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and has been practicing since 1970. Mr. Ariff was enrolled as an advocate of the Calcutta High Court, West Bengal India in 1967. He practiced in the Calcutta High Court as an associate of Senior Advocate late Somen Bose, an eminent constitutional lawyer. Late Justice Bhagabati Prosad Banerjee, an eminent author of “Writ Remedies” was a senior colleague of the same chamber.

Thereafter he shifted to Dhaka and was enrolled in the High Court in 1970. He is the Head of Chambers of the A F Hassan Ariff & Associates, a law firm based in Dhaka, Bangladesh having a branch at Chittagong, the commercial and port city.

He held the office of Attorney General for Bangladesh from October 2001 to April 2005.  He was the Law Adviser (Cabinet Minister) of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh from January 2008 to January 2009. He is a panelist in the pool of Arbitrators of the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) & SAARC Arbitration Council (SARCO). Besides this, Mr. Ariff is a Court Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

His practice area includes advising Foreign Investors; Construction Arbitration; Commercial Arbitration; Finance, Banking & Securities Matter; Corporate, Commercial &; Taxation Matter; Constitutional Law Matter; Public Procurement; Arbitrations and other modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

He advised the Roads & Highways Department, Government of Bangladesh; Chittagong Port Authority; Mongla Port Authority; Security Exchange Commission; Bangladesh Bank; Capital Development Authority; Chittagong Development Authority; Chittagong Stock Exchange; University Grants Commission (UGC) Robi Axiata Limited and Grameen Phone Bangladesh. He is the adviser of Dhakeshwari National Temple Complex.

Mr. Ariff was a resource person at the Continuing Legal Education Program & and Human Rights Training Program of the Bangladesh Bar Council. He is a leading member of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh, a business community platform for advocating policy formulation at the government level.

Mr. Ariff acted as the Chief of the Election Observer Mission, Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), Manila, Philippines in 2010.

Professional Position(Bangladesh)

• January 2008- January 2009 Adviser (Cabinet Minister), Ministry of Law Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Land, and Ministry of Religious Affairs, Caretaker Government, Bangladesh.
• October 2001- April 2005 Attorney General for Bangladesh.
• August 1985-March, 1996 Deputy Attorney General for Bangladesh.
• April 1982-August 1985 Assistant Attorney General for Bangladesh.

Professional Affiliation and Membership

• Enrolled as an Advocate on 15 December 1967, Calcutta High Court, West Bengal India;
• Enrolled as an Advocate on 15 September 1970, Erstwhile Dhaka High Court, East Pakistan;
• Member, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association;
• Panel Arbitrator, Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre(BIAC);
• Vice President, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (1996-1997);
• Assistant Secretary, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association(1975-1976).
• Court Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration (2021-to date).

Area of Practice

• Constitutional Matter: Judicial Review & Administrative Action;
• Corporate & Securities Matter;
• Banking & Insurance Matter;
• ADR: Arbitration, Construction, & Commercial
• Custom, VAT, &Income Tax Matter;
• Intellectual Property (Patent, Copyright, Trade Mark and Design) Matter;
• Labour, Employment & Industrial Relations Matter;
• Court & Tribunal Proceedings.

Conference/Seminar/ Symposium/WorkshopAttended

• International Bar Association Conference 2016, Washington, USA;
• SAARC Law Conference, Bhutan, 2013;
• Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Workshop, Cancun, Mexico,2008;
• Convention of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands,2005;
• World Conference of Prosecutors, Seoul, South Korea, 2004;
• Asian Crime Prevention Forum Conference, Macao, China, 2004;
• Conference on Economic and Cultural Rights, New Delhi, India, 2001;
• Workshop on Prevention of Torture, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2000;
• Workshop on Migrant Interest, Kathmandu, Nepal;
• Good Governance, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 2000;
• International Visitor, United States Criminal Justice System, 1995

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Assignment(Abroad)

• 2010 Chief, Election Observer Mission, Asian Network For Free Elections(ANFREL), Manila, Philippines;
• 2002 Election Observer, Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), Pakistan;
• 2001 Election Observer, Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), East Timor Constituent Assembly Election;
• 2001 Election Observer, Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), Thailand;
• 1999 Election Observer, Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), Indonesia;
• 1998 Election Observer, Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL), Cambodia;
• 1993 International Polling Station Officer, United Nations Transitional Authority Cambodia.

LEADING CLIENTS

• AK Khan Group;
• Bangladesh Indenting Agents Association;
• Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Investors Association (BEPZA);
• Dhaka Power Development Company;
• Marble Di Carrara Pvt. Limited;
• Youngone, Korea;
• Korean EPZ;
• Peninsula Hotel;
• Agrabad Hotel;
• Best Western Plus Heritage Cox’s Bazar;
• South East University;
• Leading University;
• BGC Trust Medical College;
• Bangladesh Bank;
• Islami Bank Limited;
• United Commercial Bank Limited;
• Kohinoor Chemical Company Limited ;
• Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI);
• BRAC;
• Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL);
• Bangladesh Islamic Foundation;
• Paradise Group;
• Akij Group;
• Roads & Highways Department;
• Chittagong Port Authority;
• Mongla Port Authority;
• Security Exchange Commission;
• Bangladesh Bank;
• Capital Development Authority;
• Chittagong Development Authority;
• Chittagong Stock Exchange;
• University Grants Commission(UGC);
• Robi Axiata Limited and
• Grameen Phone.