MA Syed

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MA Syed
8th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
23 May 2000 – 22 May 2005
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byMohammad Abu Hena
Succeeded byM. A. Aziz
Personal details
Born1937
Gopalganj,  British Raj
Died12 January 2013
Dhaka
ProfessionCivil service

MA Syed (1937 - 12 January 2013) was a former government official of Bangladesh who was the Chief Election Commissioner.[1][2][3]

Early life[edit]

MA Syed was born in 1937 in Gopalganj.

Career[edit]

MA Syed started his career in 1960 by passing the Pakistan Civil Service (CSP) examination and joining the administration cadre. He later served as the Sub-Divisional Administrator, Deputy Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He took over as the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh on 23 May 2000 and retired from the post on 22 May 2005.[3][2] Under him the 8th National Parliament Election of Bangladesh was held in 2001.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b bdnews24.com, Staff Correspondent. "Ex-CEC MA Syed passes away". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "ইতিহাসের পাতায় বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশন | DW | 06.11.2018". Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ a b "Bangladesh Election Commission". ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-28.