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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name = Mahbub Uddin Khokon | |name = Mahbub Uddin Khokon | ||
|image = Mahbub Uddin Khokon.jpg | | native_name = {{lang|bn|মাহবুব উদ্দিন খোকন}} | ||
| | | image = Mahbub Uddin Khokon.jpg | ||
| | | caption = Khokon in 2017 | ||
| | | office1 = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | ||
| | | constituency1 = [[Noakhali-1]] | ||
| | |term_start1 = 29 December 2008 | ||
|term_end1 = 9 January 2014 | |||
|predecessor1 = [[Zainul Abdin Farroque]] | |||
|successor1 = [[H. M. Ibrahim]] | |||
| office = President of [[Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association]] | |||
| term_start = 1 April 2024<ref name="s1"/><ref name="s2"/> | |||
| term_end = | |||
| predecessor = Momtazuddin Fakir | |||
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|01|12|df=yes}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|01|12|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Noakhali District]], [[East Pakistan]] | ||
|death_date = | | birth_name = A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon | ||
|death_place = | |death_date = | ||
|death_place = | |||
|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | ||
| website = {{URL|mahbub.aboutbio.info}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon''' (born 12 January 1956) is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and a former member of parliament from [[Noakhali-1]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=944&Itemid=1209&lang=en |title=Constituency 268 | '''A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon''' (born 12 January 1956)<ref name="dd"/> is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician, lawyer<ref>{{cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Joynul-Khokon-elected-SC-Bar-Assoc-leaders |title=BNP-backed lawyers win in SCBA elelction |date=24 March 2017 |work=[[Prothom Alo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/politics/bnp-candidate-khokon-three-others-suffer-bullet-wounds-in-noakhali-1544882351 |title=BNP candidate Khokon, three others suffer 'bullet wounds' in Noakhali |work=The Financial Express |date=16 December 2018}}</ref> and a former member of [[Jatiya Sangsad|parliament]] from the [[Noakhali-1]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=944&Itemid=1209&lang=en |title=Constituency 268 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309131618/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=944&Itemid=1209&lang=en |archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/337543/appellate-division-warns-barrister-khokon-over |title=Appellate Division warns Barrister Khokon over remarks on 290 MPs' oath |date=23 January 2024 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | |||
Khokon was born in Sonapur, in the district of [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]]'s [[Sonaimuri Upazila]].<ref name="dd"/> 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.<ref name="dd"/> 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.<ref name="dd"/> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Mahbub Uddin Khokon was elected to parliament from Noakhali-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2008. He is also the party chief [[Khaleda Zia]]'s lawyer.<ref>{{cite | Mahbub Uddin Khokon was elected to parliament from Noakhali-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2008.<ref name="dd">{{cite web |url=https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/279 |title=Profile Mahbub Uddin Khokon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518233845/https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/279 |archive-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> He is also the party chief [[Khaleda Zia]]'s lawyer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/ags-comment-hawa-bhaban-politically-motivated-1664242 |title='AG's comment on Hawa Bhaban politically motivated' |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |location=Bangladesh |date=23 November 2018 |accessdate=10 July 2024}}</ref> He is the founder and leader of the law firm 'Mahbub & Company' based in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mahbub-law.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |publisher=Mahbub & Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704104953/https://mahbub-law.com/about-us/ |archive-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> On 15 December 2018, he was wounded by six bullets fired by the [[Sonaimuri Upazila]] police under [[Bangladesh Awami League]] government<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/news/bnp-candidate-mahbub-uddin-khokon-shot-during-clash-noakhali-bangladesh-1674019 |title=No respite from attacks |work=The Daily Star |date=16 December 2018}}</ref> during his election campaign for the upcoming general election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/12/15/mahbub-uddin-khokon-hit-by-bullets-during-campaign |title=Mahbub Uddin Khokon shot during campaign |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=15 December 2018}}</ref> In March 2024, he was elected as the president of [[Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association]].<ref name="s1">{{Cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/kee5lopi8c |title=SCBA election: Khokon, Monjurul elected president, secretary |date=March 10, 2024 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802171821/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/kee5lopi8c |archive-date=2 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="s2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/khokon-elected-supreme-court-bar-assoc-president-monjurul-secretary-806674 |title=Khokon elected Supreme Court Bar Assoc president, Monjurul secretary |date=March 10, 2024 |work=[[The Business Standard]]}}</ref> | ||
== Personal life == | |||
Kokhon and his wife have one daughter and one son.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dhakamail.com/law-courts/159482 |title='ছোটবেলার সেই ঈদগুলো খুব মিস করি' |work=Dhaka Mail |date=10 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802122057/https://dhakamail.com/law-courts/159482 |archive-date=2 August 2024}}</ref> Their son is also a barrister.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=28 March 2024 |script-title=bn:২১ বছর বয়সে সন্তান ব্যারিস্টার, বাস্তবতার মধ্য দিয়ে বড় করেছি: ব্যারিস্টার মাহবুব উদ্দিন খোকন |trans-title= |type=Motion Picture |language=bn |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Cs8j3oFg0 |access-date=28 March 2024 |format=MP4 |location=Dhaka |publisher=[[Channel i]] |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802171250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Cs8j3oFg0 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.priyo.com/people/a-m-mahbub-uddin-khokon |title=Personal Life |work=[[Priyo.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924114720/https://m.priyo.com/people/a-m-mahbub-uddin-khokon |archive-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT: | {{DEFAULTSORT:Khokon, Mahbub Uddin}} | ||
[[Category:1956 births]] | [[Category:1956 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]] | [[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]] | ||
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:People from Noakhali District]] | |||
[[Category:Politicians from Chittagong Division]] | |||
[[Category:Bangladeshi barristers]] | |||
[[Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn]] | |||
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | |||
[[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi lawyers]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers]] | |||
[[Category:13th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 26 February 2026
Mahbub Uddin Khokon | |
|---|---|
| মাহবুব উদ্দিন খোকন | |
 Khokon in 2017 | |
| President of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2024[1][2] | |
| Preceded by | Momtazuddin Fakir |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 9 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Zainul Abdin Farroque |
| Succeeded by | H. M. Ibrahim |
| Constituency | Noakhali-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon 12 January 1956 Noakhali District, East Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Website | mahbub |
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Kokhon and his wife have one daughter and one son.[12] Their son is also a barrister.[13][14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SCBA election: Khokon, Monjurul elected president, secretary". Prothom Alo. 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Khokon elected Supreme Court Bar Assoc president, Monjurul secretary". The Business Standard. 10 March 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Profile Mahbub Uddin Khokon". Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.
- ↑ "BNP-backed lawyers win in SCBA elelction". Prothom Alo. 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "BNP candidate Khokon, three others suffer 'bullet wounds' in Noakhali". The Financial Express. 16 December 2018.
- ↑ "Constituency 268". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "Appellate Division warns Barrister Khokon over remarks on 290 MPs' oath". Dhaka Tribune. 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "'AG's comment on Hawa Bhaban politically motivated'". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "About Us". Mahbub & Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024.
- ↑ "No respite from attacks". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018.
- ↑ "Mahbub Uddin Khokon shot during campaign". Dhaka Tribune. 15 December 2018.
- ↑ "'ছোটবেলার সেই ঈদগুলো খুব মিস করি'". Dhaka Mail. 10 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024.
- ↑ ২১ বছর বয়সে সন্তান ব্যারিস্টার, বাস্তবতার মধ্য দিয়ে বড় করেছি: ব্যারিস্টার মাহবুব উদ্দিন খোকন (Motion Picture) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Channel i. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Personal Life". Priyo.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
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