Abdur Rahmanel Masud

Abdur Rahmanel Masud
Abdur Rahmanel Masud
আবদুর রহমানেল মাছউদ
	Masud in 2024
Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 November 2024 Serving with Md Anwarul Islam Sarker, Tahmida Ahmed, Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Muhammad Yunus (acting)
Preceded by	Rashida Sultana Emily
Personal details
Born	01 January, 1958; East Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Children	Fahmida Masud (Daughter) Abdur Rahman Al Mahmud (Son)
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Profession	Judge, Civil Servant

Abdur Rahmanel Masud, also known as A.R. Masud, is a Bangladeshi retired District and Sessions judge and incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.^[1]^[2]

Early Life

Abdur Rahmanel Masud born on 01 January 1958. His home district is Dhaka.

Judicial Career

Masud began his legal journey by enrolling as an Advocate in 1981 and subsequently as an Advocate in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2019.

In 1983, Masud joined the judiciary as an Assistant Judge (Munsif) and steadily rose through the ranks. He served on deputation as the First Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar-1 in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, contributing significantly to judicial administration. In 2000, he was promoted to the position of District Judge, serving in Chuadanga, Rajshahi, and Comilla.

From January 2004 to June 2007, Masud served as the Judge of Druto Bichar Tribunal-4, Dhaka, where he presided over fast-track criminal cases. Later, he became a Member of Administrative Tribunal-1, Dhaka, from November 2013 to December 2016, handling administrative and service-related legal matters.

Masud retired on 1st January 2017.

Post Judicial Career

After retiring from judicial service, Abdur Rahmanel Masud served as the Legal Advisor to the Islamic Foundation. In 2019, he was appointed as the Chief Law Officer at Janata Bank PLC, a position he held until his appointment as an Election Commissioner of the Bangladesh Election Commission.