Nazmun Ara Sultana

Nazmun Ara Sultana (born July 8, 1950) is the first woman in Bangladesh to serve as head of an Appellate Division bench in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the apex court that gives a final verdict in the country's judicial system. Sultana took the oath as the first female justice of the Appellate Division on February 23, 2011. She went into retirement on July 7, 2017.

Early life and education Sultana was born in Moulvibazar in 1950 into a distinguished family with deep roots in the region. Her father, Chowdhury Abul Kasem Moinuddin, served as a commissioned officer in the British Indian Army prior to the partition, alongside his cousin, General M. A. G. Osmani. Sultana was the third of five children, and lost her father at the age of 11. Her mother, Begum Rashida Sultana Deen was a teacher at Radha Sundari Girls' High School in Mymensingh. Sultana passed the SSC examination from Vidyamoyee Government Girls' High School in 1965 and the HSC exam from Muminunnesa Women's College in 1967. She earned her B.Sc. from Ananda Mohan College and went on to complete her LLB from Momenshahi Law College, Mymensingh.

Personal life Sultana is married to Quazi Nurul Haque, the former general manager of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation. They have two sons, both of whom are electrical engineers.