Abdul Mumit Chowdhury

Abdul Mumit Chowdhury (24 July 1916 – 13 August 1997) was a Bangladeshi judge who was a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, as well as an Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.

Abdul Mumit Chowdhury
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born	(1916-07-24)24 July 1916
Died	13 August 1997(1997-08-13) (aged 81)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Profession	Judge

Career

Chowdhury served as a Judge of the High Court Division till 1976 when he was forcibly retired after President Ziaur Rahman changed the age of retirement from 65 to 62.^[1]

Chowdhury served as an Election Commissioner of Bangladesh from 20 October 1978 to 31 December 1986.^[2]

Personal life and death

Chowdhury was born on 24 July 1916 to Abdur Raqib Chowdhury. He belonged to the Chowdhuries of Bahadurpur, an Islamised branch of the Pal family of Panchakhanda. Chowdhury married Masuma Khanum Chowdhury, with whom he had seven children. He died on 13 August 1997, at the age of 81.^[3]