Advisor Hasan Arif Passes Away

The Advisor for Civil Aviation and Tourism and Land in the caretaker government, A.F.M. Hasan Arif, has passed away (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'un). He died of cardiac arrest on Friday (December 20) at LabAid Hospital in the capital.

The matter was confirmed by Md. Nasir Uddin, who served as the personal secretary to Hasan Arif at the Ministry of Land. He stated, "Hasan Arif passed away at 3:10 PM at LabAid Hospital."

On August 8, Hasan Arif was appointed as the Advisor for Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives as well as the Ministry of Land in the caretaker government. Later, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of the Land Ministry and the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.

Hasan Arif was a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court. He began his legal career in 1970. From October 2001 to April 2005, he served as the Attorney General of Bangladesh. Additionally, he acted as the Legal Advisor to the caretaker government from 2008 to January 2009.

Hasan Arif was born in Kolkata in 1941. He completed his secondary and higher secondary education at St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata. Later, he obtained his bachelor's and LLB degrees from the University of Calcutta. He began his legal career at the Calcutta High Court in 1967 and subsequently moved to Dhaka to practice law at the Bangladesh High Court.