Sultan Hossain Khan

Sultan Hossain Khan was a Bangladeshi Judge and the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[1] He was the chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Press Council.[2]

Sultan Hossain Khan
4th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
17 February 1990 – 24 December 1990
President
Prime MinisterKazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded byChowdhury A. T. M. Masud
Succeeded byMohammad Abdur Rouf
Personal details
Died5 July 2015
Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Career

From 17 February 1990 to 24 December 1990, Khan served as the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[3] He oversaw the first democratic election in Bangladesh after military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad was overthrown by a popular revolt in 1990.[4] He led the investigation of the Logang massacre in 1992 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[5]

Khan was appointed the first chairperson of the newly formed Anti-Corruption Commission in 2004.[6] His appointment was challenged by Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer Aminul Haque Helal in court.[7] On 8 February 2007, Khan resigned following a request to do so by the President of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed.[8]

Khan has served as the Chairperson of Bangladesh Press Council.[6]

Death

Khan died on 5 July in 2015 at Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[9]

References
  1. "Former CEC Justice Sultan Hossain Khan passes away at 91". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. "One-party poll to raise credibility question". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. "Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. "A statement made by the Jumma delegation on behalf of the Jumma Nation, the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh". cwis.org. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. Staff Correspondent. "Justice Sultan Hossain Khan passes away". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. "Appointment of Justice Sultan Hossain Khan Challenged in Court". ভিওএ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  8. "NDI ELECTION WATCH BANGLADESH" (PDF). National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  9. "Ex-CEC Justice Sultan dies". Ex-CEC Justice Sultan dies | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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