A. F. Hassan Ariff
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1941–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = A. F. Hassan Ariff
| native_name = {{nobold|এ. এফ. হাসান আরিফ}}
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = Adviser for Land
| term_start = 22 August 2024
| term_end = 20 December 2024|
| 1blankname = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata = Muhammad Yunus
| predecessor = Narayon Chandra Chanda
| successor = Ali Imam Majumder
| term_start1 = 21 January 2008
| term_end1 = 6 January 2009
| 1blankname1 = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata1 = Fakhruddin Ahmed
| predecessor1 = Mainul Hosein
| successor1 = Rezaul Karim Hira
| office2 = Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism
| term_start2 = 10 November 2024
| term_end2 = 20 December 2024
| 1blankname2 = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata2 = Muhammad Yunus
| predecessor2 = Faruk Khan
| successor2 = Mohammad Yunus
| office3 = Adviser for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
| term_start3 = 9 August 2024
| term_end3 = 10 November 2024
| 1blankname3 = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata3 = Muhammad Yunus
| predecessor3 = Md Tazul Islam
| successor3 = Asif Mahmud
| office4 = Adviser for Law
| term_start4 = 10 January 2008
| term_end4 = 6 January 2009
| 1blankname4 = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata4 = Fakhruddin Ahmed
| predecessor4 = Mainul Hosein
| successor4 = Shafique Ahmed
| office5 = Adviser for Religious Affairs
| term_start5 = 10 January 2008
| term_end5 = 6 January 2009
| 1blankname5 = Chief Adviser
| 1namedata5 = Fakhruddin Ahmed
| predecessor5 = A.S.M. Matiur Rahman
| successor5 = Shahjahan Mia (as State Minister)
| office6 = 11th Attorney General of Bangladesh
| term_start6 = 14 October 2001
| term_end6 = 30 April 2005
| president6 = Shahabuddin Ahmed
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Iajuddin Ahmed
| predecessor6 = Mahmudul Islam
| successor6 = A. J. Mohammad Ali
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|6|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|20|1941|6|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| alma_mater = {{ubl|Calcutta University|St. Xavier's College}}
| education = LLB
| image = File:Hasan Ariff adviser for the Yunus Interim Government.jpg
| caption = Ariff in 2024
}}
A. F. Hassan Ariff (10 July 1941 – 20 December 2024){{Cite news |date=20 December 2024 |script-title=bn:অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টা হাসান আরিফ মারা গেছেন |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/cdr0zjze748o |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=BBC Bangla |language=bn-BD}} was an Indian-Bangladeshi lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Bangladesh and adviser of the caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.{{cite web|title=6 parties invited to talks with govt|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-36491|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=1 February 2017|language=en|date=14 May 2008|archive-date=22 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622013243/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-36491|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Mirpur butcher Molla must die, says SC|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/09/17/mirpur-butcher-molla-must-die-says-sc|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=1 February 2017|archive-date=29 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429203746/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/09/17/mirpur-butcher-molla-must-die-says-sc|url-status=dead}} He also served as an adviser to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government led by Yunus until his death.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Yunus-led interim govt sworn in |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/yunus-led-interim-govt-sworn-3672581 |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=The Daily Star |language=en |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808232802/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/yunus-led-interim-govt-sworn-3672581 |url-status=live }}
Early life
Ariff was born in Kolkata, British India on July 10, 1941. He studied at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and later became a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Calcutta.{{Cite web |title=AF Hassan Ariff: A legacy of justice and integrity |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/368701/af-hassan-ariff-a-legacy-of-justice-and-integrity |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}
Career
In 1967, Ariff started his legal practice at the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata, India.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Advisers to the interim government |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/advisers-the-interim-government-3672791 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Daily Star |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815165621/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/advisers-the-interim-government-3672791 |url-status=live }}
In 1970, Ariff began practing law in Dhaka after moving to East Pakistan.
From October 2001 to April 2005, Ariff served as the attorney general of Bangladesh. He admitted abuses were taking place under section 54, which allowed the police to detain suspects without warrants.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LScoSoHJuEoC&dq=A.+F.+Hassan+Ariff&pg=PA15 |title=Ravaging the Vulnerable |publisher=Human Rights Watch |pages=15 |language=en}}
Ariff represented the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in a case to close down Ekushey Television on 29 August 2002.{{cite news |last=Pearson |first=Bryan |date=29 August 2002 |title=Ruling takes ETV off airwaves |url=https://variety.com/2002/legit/news/ruling-takes-etv-off-airwaves-1117872051/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804075613/https://variety.com/2002/legit/news/ruling-takes-etv-off-airwaves-1117872051/ |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |work=Variety}}
From January 2008 to January 2009, Ariff served as the legal advisor to the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government. He supported the creation of a National Security Council.{{Cite book |last=Kofmel |first=Erich |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zgcDQAAQBAJ&dq=A.+F.+Hassan+Ariff&pg=RA1-PT194 |title=Anti-Democratic Thought |date=2016-05-13 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited |isbn=978-1-84540-866-4 |language=en}} Under him, the Attorney general's office prosecuted high profile corruption cases against former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina.{{Cite news |date=2008-02-06 |title=Ex-Bangladesh PM's trial halted |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7226284.stm |access-date=2024-08-15 |language=en-GB |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815194315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7226284.stm |url-status=live }} He represented the caretaker government in negotiating with Khaleda Zia in November 2008 to ensure participation in the next parliamentary elections.{{Cite web |date=2008-11-19 |title=Govt talks in vain as BNP, AL won't budge |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63986 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Daily Star |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815194315/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63986 |url-status=live }}
In January 2018, Bangladesh Judicial Service Association criticized Ariff for signing a statement critical of the lower court judges disciplinary rules in relation to the Secretary, Ministry of Finance v. Masdar Hossain case.{{Cite news |date=2018-01-04 |title=No dissatisfaction at judges' rules: Association |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/No-dissatisfaction-at-judges%E2%80%99-rules-Association |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Prothomalo |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815194315/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/No-dissatisfaction-at-judges%E2%80%99-rules-Association |url-status=live }}
Ariff was an advisor to the Dhakeshwari National Temple Complex. He was the lead of AF Hassan Ariff & Associates.{{Cite web |title=A F Hassan Ariff |url=https://chambers.com/lawyer/a-f-hassan-ariff-asia-pacific-8:26005654 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=chambers.com |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815194315/https://chambers.com/lawyer/a-f-hassan-ariff-asia-pacific-8:26005654 |url-status=live }}
Personal life and death
Ariff's son is Muaaz Ariff.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-19 |title=Daughter-in-law of ex-B'desh AG alleges domestic violence |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/daughter-law-ex-bdesh-ag-alleges-domestic-violence-1502974223.html |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Statesman |language=en}} Muaaz was sued for domestic violence by his wife, Madhuri Akter Neela in June 2021. Also accused in the case were Ariff, his wife, and daughter.
Ariff died at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka, on 20 December 2024, at the age of 83 from a heart attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/adviser-hassan-arif-passes-away-1023321|title=Adviser Hassan Ariff passes away|date=20 December 2024|access-date=20 December 2024|work=The Business Standard}}{{cite news|url=https://images.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/adviser-hassan-ariff-passes-away-3780856|title=Adviser Hassan Ariff passes away|date=20 December 2024|access-date=20 December 2024|work=The Daily Star}} Following his death, Government of Bangladesh announced a day of mourning.{{cite news |title=Death of Hassan Ariff: State mourning today |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/253450/govt-declares-one-day-state-mourning-over-hassan-ariffs-death |work=New Age |date=22 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=State mourning declared for late Adviser Hasan Arif on Monday |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/state-mourning-declared-for-late-adviser-hasan-arif-on-monday |work=The Financial Express |date=22 December 2024 |language=en}}
His islamic funeral was held at the Dhanmondi 7 mosque on December 20, 2024. A second islamic funeral was held the next day.
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