Hasan Fayez Siddiqui took oath as Chief Justice in the country. President Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the new Chief Justice at Bangabhaban on Friday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was also present on the occasion. He is the 23rd Chief Justice of the country.
President Abdul Hamid made him read the oath at 4:pm in Bangabhaban.
Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam administered the oath of office at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban. Later, the new Chief Justice signed the affidavit as per rules. At the end, they did not shake hands according to the hygiene rules, they touched the elbows and bumped the elbows.
On Thursday afternoon, the government announced the name of Justice Hasan Fayez Siddiqui of the Appellate Division as the 23rd Chief Justice of the country. He replaced Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain in the top post of the country’s judiciary.
Hasan Fayez Siddiqui joined the district court on 21 August 1981. He joined the High Court on September 4, 1983 and the Appellate Division on May 27, 1999.
Hasan Fayez Siddiqui has a colorful career in the field of judiciary in the country. He has always been a man dedicated to establishing the rule of law and ensuring justice. He was always a leading soldier in all the movements for the establishment of the consciousness of great freedom and liberation war.
He is a lawyer in the country’s top court of 90’s. He was one of the lawyers who had a long list of cases. He practiced career law for 20 years. During this time he handled various cases with utmost impartiality. He played a role in establishing truth and justice for the sake of law. Some have seen him only once or never, even his casual acquaintances know intuitively: Fayez was more than a great lawyer; A great man.
The last chapter of Hasan Fayez’s legal life was in 2001 when the then pro-liberation Awami League government appointed him as an additional judge in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. Then in 2009 he was appointed as a permanent judge. In 2013, he was appointed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
Justice Hasan Foez Siddiqui was born in 1956. He was fourth among his nine siblings. His childhood passed at his remote village which was covered by the River Gorai. He completed his primary education at Ajoil Government Primary School. After closing primary, he admitted for high schooling at Khoksa High School. He passed Matriculation in 1972 from the school, now Khoksa Government Pilot High School.
He traveled to Satkhira district and took admission at Archariya Prafulla College. He completed Higher Secondary from this college in 1974.
The he admitted to Satkhira College and completed Bachelor of Arts in 1976. He went to Dhaka and admitted Dhaka University for MA. He conducted MA in 1978.
Then he enrolled for LLB at Dhanmondi Law College and completed the degree in 1979.
After successful completion of education, Hasan Foez thought for attain with job. After various ways of thinking, he decided to open his carrier as a professional lawyer.
He joined to the Dhaka Bar in 1981 and got enrollment to Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1983.
Hasan Foez Siddique was a unique name of 90s at the apex court in the country.
He spent all 20 years career in practicing law. During that time, he led the development of law relied upon by those who speak truth to power, defending innocent in libel litigation, protecting them from injustice and establish the rule of law. He was one of the law lawyers own a long list of cases. But what eludes capture in the long list of cases, he handled conveying good sentiments. Some who saw him just once or never even these casual acquaintances intuitively know: Foez was more than a great lawyer; a great man.
