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Mahbub Uddin Khokon

Mahbub Uddin Khokon
মাহবুব উদ্দিন খোকন
President of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 April 2024[1][2]
Preceded byMomtazuddin Fakir
Member of Parliament
In office
29 December 2008 – 9 January 2014
Preceded byZainul Abdin Farroque
Succeeded byH. M. Ibrahim
ConstituencyNoakhali-1
Personal details
Born
A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon

(1956-01-12) 12 January 1956 (age 68)
Noakhali District, East Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon (born 12 January 1956)[3] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, lawyer[4][5] and a former member of parliament from the Noakhali-1 constituency.[6][7]

Early life

Khokon was born in Sonapur, in the district of Noakhali's Sonaimuri Upazila.[3] Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed was his father, and Begum Raushan Ara was his mother. Of his nine siblings, he is the oldest. Khokon obtained SSC from Gopalpur High School in Noakhali. HSC from Dhaka Government College and Dhaka University with an LLB.[3] In Wales, UK, he earned an LLB (Hons) degree in 1992. In 1993, he graduated as a Barrister at Law from the Lincoln's Inn. Since 1994, he has worked in the legal field.[3]

Career

Mahbub Uddin Khokon was elected to parliament from Noakhali-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2008.[3] He is also the party chief Khaleda Zia's lawyer.[8] He is the founder and leader of the law firm 'Mahbub & Company' based in Dhaka.[9] On 15 December 2018, he was wounded by six bullets fired by the Sonaimuri Upazila police under Bangladesh Awami League government[10] during his election campaign for the upcoming general election.[11] In March 2024, he was elected as the president of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association.[1][2]

Personal life

Kokhon and his wife have one daughter and one son.[12] Their son is also a barrister.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "SCBA election: Khokon, Monjurul elected president, secretary". Prothom Alo. 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Khokon elected Supreme Court Bar Assoc president, Monjurul secretary". The Business Standard. 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Profile Mahbub Uddin Khokon". Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "BNP-backed lawyers win in SCBA elelction". Prothom Alo. 24 March 2017.
  5. ^ "BNP candidate Khokon, three others suffer 'bullet wounds' in Noakhali". The Financial Express. 16 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Constituency 268". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Appellate Division warns Barrister Khokon over remarks on 290 MPs' oath". Dhaka Tribune. 23 January 2024.
  8. ^ "'AG's comment on Hawa Bhaban politically motivated'". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ "About Us". Mahbub & Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "No respite from attacks". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Mahbub Uddin Khokon shot during campaign". Dhaka Tribune. 15 December 2018.
  12. ^ "'ছোটবেলার সেই ঈদগুলো খুব মিস করি'". Dhaka Mail. 10 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ ২১ বছর বয়সে সন্তান ব্যারিস্টার, বাস্তবতার মধ্য দিয়ে বড় করেছি: ব্যারিস্টার মাহবুব উদ্দিন খোকন (MP4) (Motion Picture) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Channel i. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Personal Life". Priyo.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.

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