Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman

Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman was a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He resigned from the Supreme Court after being twice passed over from promotion.

Early life Mominur Rahman completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in physics in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He completed his law degree in 1970 from the University of Dhaka. On 22 November 2007, Mominur Rahman and Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury declared seeking the wealth statement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the Anti Corruption Commission to be illegal.

On 27 January 2008, Mominur Rahman and Justice Shahidul Islam issued an order asking the Caretaker Government why it should be directed to hold the stalled national elections. In February 2008, he and Justice Shahidul Islam, declared the proceedings of the case filled by Azam J Chowdhury against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina illegal. On 17 March 2008, the chief justice stripped him of judicial powers.

In 2009, Mominur Rahman was made a judge in the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Mominur Rahman was the senior most judge on the justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court and was next in line to become the 20th Chief Justice of Bangladesh in 2011.