Salehuddin Ahmed (born 1949) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.[1][2] He is a professor of BRAC University.[3] He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.[4]
Salehuddin Ahmed | |
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সালেহউদ্দিন আহমেদ | |
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| Adviser for Finance | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali (as Minister) |
| Adviser for Science and Technology | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Yeafesh Osman (as Minister) |
| Adviser for Commerce | |
| In office 16 August 2024 – 10 November 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Ahasanul Islam Titu (as Minister of State) |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Bashir Uddin |
| Adviser for Planning | |
| In office 9 August 2024 – 16 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Abdus Salam |
| Succeeded by | Wahiduddin Mahmud |
| Governor of the Bangladesh Bank | |
| In office 30 April 2005 – 1 May 2009 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Fakhruddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Atiur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1949 Nazirabazar, Bengal, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | Dhaka College Dhaka Collegiate School |
Early life and education
editAhmed was born in Mahuttuli, Old Dhaka and his family were originally from the village of Darisrirampur in Nabinagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria District.[5] He graduated from Dhaka Collegiate School in 1963 and from Dhaka College in 1965[5] Ahmed did his masters in 1969 in economics from the University of Dhaka.[6] He completed his second masters and PhD from McMaster University in 1974 and 1978 respectively.[6]
Career
editAhmed joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer and later joined the Civil Service of Pakistan.[6] He was appointed the Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka District.[5] He served as the executive magistrate of Pirojpur District.[5] He worked at the National Foundation for Research on Human Resource Development which merged with Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies later.[5] He worked at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific.[6]
Ahmed is a former Director General of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development from 1993 to 1995.[6][5] Ahmed was the Director General of the NGO Affairs Bureau at the Prime Minister's Office.[7]
Ahmed was the Managing Director of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation from 1996 to 2005.[6] In 1998, he joined BRAC as Deputy Executive Director.[8]
Ahmed was the ninth governor of Bangladesh Bank. After the retirement of Fakhruddin Ahmed, he took the responsibility of Bangladesh Bank on 1 May 2005 and he took rest from his duty on 31 April 2009.[9][10] As a Fulbright Scholar, he taught at Marlboro College in the State of Vermont in the United States for a year.[8] In 2006, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award back from McMaster University.[5]
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From 2009, Ahmed taught at North South University and the University of Dhaka.[7] He was a professor of business at North South University from 2010 to 2014 and then joined BRAC University.[7] He is a trustee of Gono University.[11]
In 2020, Ahmed was appointed an independent director of ASA International.[12] He is one of the founders of the Centre for Advanced Research and Social Action, non-profit.[13] He is a member of the general committee of the NGO Forum.[14] He is an independent director of GrameenPhone.[15] He is an advisor to Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences of Southeast University.[16]
Personal life
editAhmed's daughter is also a faculty at North South University. His son was a faculty member at Black Hills State University and is currently a senior economist at the Virginia Department of Taxation.[5]
References
edit- ^ "DR SALEHUDDIN AHMED, Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University and Former Governor of the Bangladesh Bank". ICE Business Times. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Lessons from Sri Lanka on politics and economy". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Hassan, Sohrab; Galib, Rafsan (29 May 2022). "Interest rates and dollar exchange rates must not be fixed". Prothomalo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rahman, Akhlakur (15 September 2021). "IPDC Finance's Agraz: A chat with Dr Salehuddin Ahmed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Governor". www.bb.org.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Salehuddin Ahmed, PhD". www.bracu.ac.bd. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Welcome". saags.edu.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh Bank". www.bb.org.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh Bank - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Board of Trustees – Gono Bishwabidyalay". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "ASA International appoints Dr Salehuddin Ahmed to its Board as Independent Director". talent4boards.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "CARSA | Founder". carsa-bd.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Policy Formulating Structure". ngof.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Board of Directors | Grameenphone". www.grameenphone.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences". www.seu.edu.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.