Md. Zabed Ali

Md. Zabed Ali is a retired brigadier general of the Bangladesh Army and former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.

Career
On 9 February 2012, Ali was appointed Election Commissioner of Bangladesh by the Awami League government. His appointed was rejected the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served under Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad.

In August 2013, Ali met with foreign diplomats at the Election Commission who stressed for an inclusive election. Ali oversaw the 2014 Bangladeshi general election. The election was boycotted by major political parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as it was not held under a neutral caretaker government as per their demands. The election was marred by widespread violence and death of 18. The Awami League won more than half the seats uncontested due to the opposition boycott.

Ali oversaw municipal elections in December 2015. In November 2016, Ali and other commissioners apologized unconditionally to the Bangladesh High Court for not taking notice of complaints by hundreds of candidates in local elections.

Ali served as the Election Commissioner of Bangladesh till 9 February 2017 when he was replaced by Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury. Ali and the rest of the commissioner defended their actions holding the 2014 Bangladeshi general election which was boycotted by all major opposition parties and saw the Awami League re-elected.