{{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<small>''(as State Minister)''</small> | office6 = 11th Attorney General of Bangladesh | term_start6 = 14 October 2001 | term_end6 = 30 April 2005 | president6 = Shahabuddin Ahmed<br/>A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury<br/>Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar<br/>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)<ref name=":3">{{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}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Bangladesh and adviser of the Caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He also served as an adviser to the Interim government led by Muhammad Yunus until his death.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref>
== Career == In 1967, Ariff started his legal practice at the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata, India.<ref name=":0">{{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 }}</ref>
In 1970, Ariff began practing law in Dhaka after moving to East Pakistan.<ref name=":0" />
From October 2001 to April 2005, Ariff served as the attorney general of Bangladesh.<ref name=":0" /> He admitted abuses were taking place under section 54, which allowed the police to detain suspects without warrants.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Ariff represented the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in a case to close down Ekushey Television on 29 August 2002.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
From January 2008 to January 2009, Ariff served as the legal advisor to the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government.<ref name=":0" /> He supported the creation of a National Security Council.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Under him, the Attorney general's office prosecuted high profile corruption cases against former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-02-06 |title=Ex-Bangladesh PM's trial halted |url=https://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 }}</ref> He represented the caretaker government in negotiating with Khaleda Zia in November 2008 to ensure participation in the next parliamentary elections.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
Ariff was an advisor to the Dhakeshwari National Temple Complex.<ref name=":0" /> He was the lead of AF Hassan Ariff & Associates.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
== Personal life and death == Ariff's son is Muaaz Ariff.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> Muaaz was sued for domestic violence by his wife, Madhuri Akter Neela in June 2021.<ref name=":1" /> Also accused in the case were Ariff, his wife, and daughter.<ref name=":1" />
Ariff died at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka, on 20 December 2024, at the age of 83 from a heart attack.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Following his death, Government of Bangladesh announced a day of mourning.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
His Islamic funeral was held at the Dhanmondi 7 mosque on December 20, 2024. A second Islamic funeral was held the next day.<ref name=":2" />
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