Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
# Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার) heads the Election Commission of Bangladesh, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections.

## Appointment and removal

The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh and other Election Commissioners (if any) is made by the President. Under the Constitution the term of office of any Election Commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as Chief Election Commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic. Any other Election Commissioner is, on ceasing to hold such office, eligible for appointment as Chief Election Commissioner, but is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic.

## Duties and functions

In addition to their duties and functions as an election commissioner, the chief election commissioner acts as chairperson of the commission.

## List of Chief Election Commissioners of Bangladesh

The following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.

| Name | Years in Office |
| - | - |
| M. Idris | 07-Jul-1972 to 07-Jul-1977 |
| A. K. M. Nurul Islam | 08-Jul-1977 to 17-Feb-1985 |
| Chowdhury A. T. M. Masud | 17-Feb-1985 to 17-Feb-1990 |
| Sultan Hossain Khan | 17-Feb-1990 to 24-Dec-1990 |
| Md. Abdur Rouf | 25-Dec-1990 to 18-Apr-1995 |
| A. K. M. Sadeq | 27-Apr-1995 to 06-Apr-1996 |
| Mohammad Abu Hena | 09-Apr-1996 to 08-May-2000 |
| M. A. Sayed | 23-May-2000 to 22-May-2005 |
| M. A. Aziz | 23-May-2005 to 21-Jan-2007 |
| A. T. M. Shamsul Huda | 05-Feb-2007 to 05-Feb-2012 |
| Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad | 09-Feb-2012 to 09-Feb-2017 |
| KM Nurul Huda | 15-Feb-2017 to 14-Feb-2022 |
| Kazi Habibul Awal | 27-Feb-2022 to Present |
