Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury is a retired Bangladeshi career bureaucrat and former adviser, with the rank of minister, of the Latifur Rahman caretaker government.[1][2] He is incumbent chairman of Bangladesh Biman, the national airlines of Bangladesh.
Early life
editChowdhury completed his bachelor's degree and master's in history from Dhaka University in 1964 and 1965 respectively. He went to the University of Tennessee on a Fulbright Program scholarship.[3]
Career
editChowdhury joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1967.[4] From 1975 to 1978, he was the deputy commissioner of Faridpur District.[4] From 1991 to 1994, he was the CEO and managing director of Bangladesh Biman.[5] From 1994 to 2000, he served as secretary in a number of ministries.[4]
Chowdhury was the head of the Internal Resources Division and later the National Board of Revenue.[4] In 2000, he served as an adviser in Latifur Rahman's cabinet with the rank of a minister. He worked as the executive director of BRAC from 2000 to 2006.[4]
Chowdhury served as the vice president of Bangladesh Olympic Association. He is the founder and CEO of Tiger Tours Limited. He is an independent director of ACI Limited, Pioneer Insurance Company Ltd, and Summit Alliance Port Limited.[3] He is the director of MJLBL.[4]
On 20 August 2024, Chowdhury was appointed chairman of Bangladesh Biman Airlines.[5]
References
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- ^ Pritom, Salauddin Wahed (21 October 2013). "Spotlight on former caretaker advisors". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury". mjlbl.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Board of Directors". mjlbl.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b "বিমানের পরিচালনা পর্ষদের চেয়ারম্যান হলেন আব্দুল মুয়ীদ চৌধুরী". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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