The chief election commissioner (CEC) () heads the Election Commission of Bangladesh, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections.
Appointment and removal The appointment of the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh and other election commissioners (if any) is made by the president. Under the Constitution the term of office of any election commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as chief election commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic. Any other election commissioner is, on ceasing to hold such office, eligible for appointment as chief election commissioner, but is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic.
Duties and functions
In addition to their duties and functions as an election commissioner, the chief election commissioner acts as chairperson of the commission.
List of chief election commissioners of Bangladesh The following have held the post of the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh. Name(birth–death) Image Start of term End of term Length of termAppointed by(President of Bangladesh) 1 Justice M. Idris(? – ?) Abu Sayeed Chowdhury 2 Justice A.K.M. Nurul Islam(1919 – 2015) Ziaur Rahman 3 Justice Chowdhury A.T.M. Masud(1924 - 2013) Hussain Muhammad Ershad 4 Justice Sultan Hossain Khan(1924 – 2015) 5 Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf(1934 – 2025) Shahabuddin Ahmed 6 Justice A.K.M. Sadeq(1928 – 2016) Abdur Rahman Biswas 7 Mohammad Abu Hena(born 1937) 8 M. A. Sayed(1937 – 2013) Shahabuddin Ahmed 9 Justice M. A. Aziz(born 1939) Iajuddin Ahmed 10 Dr. A. T. M. Shamsul Huda(1943 - 2025) 11 Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed(born 1943) Zillur Rahman 12 K. M. Nurul Huda(born 1948) Abdul Hamid 13 Kazi Habibul Awal(born 1956) 14 AMM Nasir Uddin(born 1953) Incumbent Mohammed Shahabuddin
See also Election Commission of Bangladesh Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh
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