Biographical Data of Kamal Hossain

Personal

Kamal Hossain, born 20 April 1937, Calcutta. Married Hameeda Hossain in 1964. Two daughters, Sara Hossain and Dina Hossain.

Education

1944–49 St Xavier’s School, Calcutta. 1950–51 St Gregory’s School, Dhaka (secondary school). 1951–53 St Gregory’s College (renamed Notre Dame College), Dhaka (higher secondary). 1955 AB (Economics), University of Notre Dame, Indiana. 1957 BA (Honours in Jurisprudence), Queen’s College, University of Oxford. 1958 BCL, University of Oxford. 1964 DPhil, University of Oxford.

Professional Career

1958–59 Research Student, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 1959 Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn. 1959 Advocate, Dhaka High Court. 1962–67 Part-time lecturer at the Department of International Relations and the Department of Law, University of Dhaka. 1971– Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. 1972 Chairman, Constitution Drafting Committee, Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. 1972–75 Member of Parliament, Bangladesh. 1972 Minister of Law, Government of Bangladesh. 1973–75 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh. 1974–75 Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Government of Bangladesh. 1975 Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford. 1976–78 Gwilym Gibbon Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 1997 Dom Helder Camara Visiting Professor, Free University of Amsterdam.

Profession-Related Activities

1977– President, Bangladesh Branch, International Law Association (ILA). 1980–86 Chairman, ILA Committee on Legal Aspects of a New International Economic Order. 1989–95 Vice-Chairman, Bangladesh Bar Council. 1989– Council Member, Energy Law Section, LAWASIA. 1990–91 President, Supreme Court Bar Association, Bangladesh. 1990–95 Chairman, Gas Law Committee, International Bar Association. 1992–2002 Chairman, ILA Committee on Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development. 1993–98 Chairperson, Commonwealth Human Rights Advisory Commission. 1993–99 Board Member, Transparency International. 1993–2000 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 1993– Chairman, Bangladesh Legal Aid & Services Trust. 1994–2000 Board Member, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, Montreal. 1995– Honorary Fellow, Institute of Mineral and Petroleum Law, University of Dundee. 1996 Member, Board of Directors, Forum for Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific. 1999 Vice Chairman, Forum for Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific. 1999–2005 Chairman (Panel), United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva. 1999–2005 Chairman, Advisory Council, Transparency International. 2000– Member, Board of Governors, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal. 2000– Vice-Chairman, International Law Association. 2002– Chairperson, South Asia Foundation, Bangladesh Chapter. 2005– Member, Advisory Council, Transparency International. 2005–07 Member, Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding. 2007– Chairperson, Governing Council, South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS). 2008– Honorary Policy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme, Bangladesh. 2012– Member, Editorial Advisory Board, ICSID Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal.