List of Chief Justices of Bangladesh

Number	Name	Period of office (First Day)	Period of office (Last Day)	Duration (Days)	Appointing president
1	Mr. Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem	16 December 1972	5 November 1975	1054	Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
2	Mr. Justice Syed A.B. Mahmud Husain	18 November 1975	31 January 1978	805	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
3	Mr. Justice Kemaluddin Hossain	1 February 1978	11 April 1982	1530	Ziaur Rahman
4	Mr. Justice F.K.M. Munim	12 April 1982	30 November 1989	2789	Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
5	Mr. Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury	1 December 1989	1 January 1990	31	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
6	Mr. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed	14 January 1990	31 January 1995	1843	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
7	Mr. Justice M.H. Rahman	1 February 1995	30 April 1995	88	Abdur Rahman Biswas
8	Mr. Justice A.T.M Afzal	1 May 1995	31 May 1999	1491	Abdur Rahman Biswas
9	Mr. Justice Mustafa Kamal	1 June 1999	31 December 1999	213	Shahabuddin Ahmed
10	Mr. Justice Latifur Rahman	1 January 2000	28 February 2001	424	Shahabuddin Ahmed
11	Mr. Justice Mahmudul Amin Choudhury	1 March 2001	17 June 2002	473	Shahabuddin Ahmed
12	Mr. Justice Mainur Reza Choudhury	18 June 2002	22 June 2003	369	Badruddoza Chowdhury
13	Mr. Justice Khondokar Mahmud Hasan	23 June 2003	26 January 2004	217	Iajuddin Ahmed
14	Mr. Justice Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain	27 January 2004	28 February 2007	1128	Iajuddin Ahmed
15	Mr. Justice Md. Ruhul Amin	1 March 2007	31 May 2008	457	Iajuddin Ahmed
16	Mr. Justice M M Ruhul Amin	1 June 2008	22 December 2009	569	Iajuddin Ahmed
17	Mr. Justice Md. Tafazzul Islam	23 December 2009	7 February 2010	46	Zillur Rahman
18	Mr. Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim	8 February 2010	30 September 2010	234	Zillur Rahman
19	Mr. Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque	1 October 2010	17 May 2011	228	Zillur Rahman
20	Mr. Justice Md. Muzammel Hossain	18 May 2011	16 January 2015	1339	Zillur Rahman
21	Mr. Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha	17 January 2015	Incumbent	152+	Abdul Hamid