Muhammad Habibur Rahman

For the officer of the Indian National Army, see Habibur Rahman (soldier).

Habibur Rahman মুহাম্মদ হাবিবুর রহমান
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Acting
In office 31 March 1996 – 23 June 1996
President	Abdur Rahman Biswas
Preceded by	Khaleda Zia
Succeeded by	Hasina Wazed
Personal details
Born	1930 (age 80–81) Murshidabad, British Raj (now India)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Rajshahi University
Religion	Islam

Muhammad Habibur Rahman (Bangla:মুহাম্মদ হাবিবুর রহমান) is a former chief justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[1] He was the chief adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.^[1]

He was educated in Kolkata, Dhaka, Oxford and London. He attended Dhaka University^[1] and was an activist in the Bengali Language Movement.^{[citation needed]} He is a Fellow of Bangla Academy and Asiatic Society of Bangladesh; Honourary Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford; and also Honourary Bencher of Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London.

He is author of seventy books in Bangla on law, language, literature, poetry and religion and five books in English, including two books of verses.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Profile in Banglapedia

Political offices
Preceded by Khaleda Zia	Prime Minister of Bangladesh Acting 1996	Succeeded by Hasina Wazed

Persondata
Name	Rahman, Habibur
Alternative names
Short description	Bangladeshi judge
Date of birth	1930
Place of birth	Murshidabad, India
Date of death
Place of death