Mustafa Kamal

Who is Mustafa Kamal?

Justice Mustafa Kamal was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1989 to .... He was born in Domar, in the district of Nilphamari of East Bengal, in present day Bangladesh in 1935. His father the late Abbas Uddin Ahmed was a legendary singer of folk and Islamic songs in the Indo-Bangla sub-continent.

Mr. Kamal had a brilliant academic career. He stood 7th in order of merit in the Matriculation Examination from the Dhaka Collegiate School in 1948. He also secured 5th position in the Intermediate Arts Examination from Jagannath College in 1950. He obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political Science from the University of Dhaka in 1953 and 1954 respectively securing 1st position in the 1st class. He took M.Sc. degree in Political Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science by availing of a merit scholarship for higher studies from the Government of the then-Pakistan. He also completed the Bar-at-Law course and was called to the Bar from the Hon'ble Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1959.

Justice Mustafa Kamal was appointed Chairman of the Law Commission on 6/12/04.