K M Ali Azam is a retired Bangladeshi government official who is a current member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. Prior to this, he served as the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. He is the former secretary of the Ministry of Industries and a director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh.[1][2]
K M Ali Azam | |
|---|---|
| Member Bangladesh Public Service Commission | |
| Assumed office 4 November 2022 | |
| Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
| President | |
| Senior Secretary Ministry of Public Administration | |
| In office 27 May 2021 – 1 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1963 Mollahat Upazila, Bagerhat District, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Early life
editAzam was born in 1953 into an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family in Udaipur village, Mollahat Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. His father was K M Mahbubur Rahman.[3][4] He completed his master's degree in economics from the University of Rajshahi.[1]
Career
editAzam joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 December 1989 as part of the administration cadre in the 86 batch.[3][5]
Azam had served as the Assistant Commissioner in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong District.[1] He was the Assistant Commissioner of Land in Meherpur Sadar Upazila.[1] He was the upazila nirbahi officer of Satkhira Sadar Upazila in 2004.[1][6] He was the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Chapai Nawabganj District in 2010.[1][7] He served as the Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Public Administration and the joint secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1] He was the director general of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and project director of a2i Programme.[1][8]
Azam has also served as the Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka Division.[1] He served as the Returning Officer for the 11th Jatiya Sangsad in the Dhaka City Corporation area in 2018.[9] In 2020, Azam was the secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment.[10]
Azam was appointed the secretary in the Ministry of Industries on 27 May 2020 replacing Md Abdul Halim.[11] On 21 June 2020, Azam was appointed a non-executive director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh.[1] On 23 March 2021, Azam was the special guest in the United Nations Capital Development Fund's program titled “Leaving No Micro Merchants Behind in the Digital Era in Bangladesh”.[12]
On 10 May 2021, Azam was appointed the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration.[4] He is a syndicate member of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology.[13] He was a director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mr. K M Ali Azam". British American Tobacco Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Secretary of the Industries Ministry KM Ali Azam speaks at a views-exchange meeting". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ a b "KM Ali Azam takes over as Industries Secretary". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ a b "KM Ali Azam appointed Senior Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "KM Ali Azam new Industry Secretary". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Create mass awareness against early marriage". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ Hasan, Rabiul (2010-10-14). "Steps against a social menace". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "333 call centre inaugurated to provide information on procedures of receiving public services and redress of social problems". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Khaleda Zia not voting". The Daily Star. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ Karim, Naimul. "Seven years after Rana Plaza tragedy, Bangladesh's garment factories are safer – but not its workers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "KM Ali Azam takes office as Industries secretary". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Help micro merchants recover from pandemic". The Daily Star. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "KUET". Khulna University of Engineering & Technology. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Board Members". Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. Retrieved 2021-09-18.