Sultan Hossain Khan | |
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4th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
In office 17 February 1990 – 24 December 1990 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
Preceded by | Chowdhury A. T. M. Masud |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Abdur Rouf |
1st Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission | |
In office 23 February 2004 – 8 February 2007 | |
Appointed by | Iajuddin Ahmed |
President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
Preceded by | position created |
Succeeded by | Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury |
Personal details | |
Died | 5 July 2015 Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
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]
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]
Khan died on 5 July in 2015 at Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [9]