Mahfuzur Rahman (election commissioner)

Mahfuzur Rahman was a judge of the High Court Division and a commissioner of the Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.

Early life
Mahufuzur Rahman was born on 1 February 1935 in Comilla to Khan Bahadur Siddiqur Rahman. He completed his bachelors of art and law from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1962 respectively.

Career
Mahfuz became a lawyer of the Dhaka High Court in 1963.

In 1980, Mahfuz became a lawyer of the Appellate Division.

Mahfuz was appointed a judge of the High Court Division.

In 2001, Mahfuz was the judge of the Administrative Appellate Tribunal in 2001.

Mahfuz was appointed the election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission on 15 January 2006 by President Iajuddin Ahmed. In November he was the temporary Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.

On 1 February 2007, Mahfuz and the other election commissioners resigned.

Death
Mahfuzur Rahman died on 5 May 2016 in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.