List of all Chief Justices of Bangladesh
Here is the list of all Chief Justices of Bangladesh from the country’s independence to the present day, along with their terms in office:
1. Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, from 16 December 1972 to 5 November 1975
2. Justice Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain, from 18 November 1975 to 31 January 1978
3. Justice Kamaluddin Hossain, from 1 February 1978 to 11 April 1982
4. Justice F. K. M. A. Munim, from 12 April 1982 to 30 November 1989
5. Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury, from 1 December 1989 to 1 January 1990
6. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, from 14 January 1990 to 31 January 1995
7. Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman, from 1 February 1995 to 30 April 1995
8. Justice A. T. M. Afzal, from 1 May 1995 to 31 May 1999
9. Justice Mustafa Kamal, from 1 June 1999 to 31 December 1999
10. Justice Latifur Rahman, from 1 January 2000 to 28 February 2001
11. Justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury, from 1 March 2001 to 17 June 2002
12. Justice Mainur Reza Chowdhury, from 18 June 2002 to 22 June 2003
13. Justice K. M. Hasan, from 23 June 2003 to 26 January 2004
14. Justice Syed J. R. Mudassir Husain, from 27 January 2004 to 28 February 2007
15. Justice Md. Ruhul Amin, from 1 March 2007 to 31 May 2008
16. Justice M. M. Ruhul Amin, from 1 June 2008 to 22 December 2009
17. Justice Md. Tafazzul Islam, from 23 December 2009 to 7 February 2010
18. Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim, from 8 February 2010 to 30 September 2010
19. Justice A. B. M. Khairul Haque, from 1 October 2010to| 17 May 2011
20. Justice Md. Muzammel Hossain, from 18 May 2011 to 16 January 2015
21. Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, from 17 January 2015 to 11 November 2017 (Resigned)
* Justice Mohammad Abdul Wahhab Miah (Acting), from 11 November 2017 to 2 February 2018 (Resigned)
22. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, from 2 February 2018 to 30 December 2021
23. Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, from 30 December 2021 to 25 September 2023
24. Justice Obaidul Hassan, from 26 September 2023 to 10 August 2024 (Resigned)
25. Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, from 10 August 2024 to 27 December 2025
26. Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, from 28 December 2025 to- Present
(Note: Following the resignation of Surendra Kumar Sinha, Justice Mohammad Abdul Wahhab Miah served briefly as the acting Chief Justice).
