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Zakir Ahmed Khan is the Finance secretary of Bangladesh,[1] and Chairman of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation.[2] He is a former chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[3] He is an adviser to Southeast Bank and an independent director of the National Life Insurance Company Limited.[4][5]

Early life

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Khan did his master's degree in economics at the University of Dhaka.[6] He completed an MBA at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.[6]

Career

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Khan was a Research Associate in the Bureau of Economic Research.[6] He worked as a lecturer of Economics and in the Department of Finance at the University of Dhaka.[6] In 1970, he joined the Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service of Pakistan Civil Service.[6]

From 1 August 2000 to 10 July 2001, Khan was the chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[7] He served as the secretary of the Internal Resources Division.[8]

On 1 July 2001, Khan was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Finance replacing Akbar Ali Khan.[9] He served as the secretary of Finance till 31 July 2005 and was replaced by Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury.[9] He had served under Minister of Finance M Saifur Rahman.[10][11][12]

Khan retired as an Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank in February 2009.[6] He was appointed an advisor of Southeast Bank Limited in October 2010.[13] He is an independent director of the National Life Insurance Company Limited.[5]

In December 2018, Khan was appointed an independent director of MI Cement Factory Ltd (Crown Cement).[14] In 2019, he was elected president of the Salimullah Muslim Hall Alumni Association of Dhaka University.[15]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Khan was appointed chairman of a special committee that looked at claims by retired public servants who alleged they were denied promotions during the 15 year rule of the Awami League government.[16][17] Over 1500 retired civil servants applied for retrospective promotions and the committee recommended promotions for 764 of the applicants.[18][18] In August 2024, he was appointed Chairman of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation.[19] He replaced Sheikh Abdur Rashid who was shifted to the Secondary and Higher Education Division.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive industrial zone for women demanded". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. ^ "Diverse income streams needed for poverty alleviation". The Daily Star. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  3. ^ "Chittagong and other ports: An ordinary citizen's view". Forum. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  4. ^ "Southeast Bank, inaugurates the 81st branch". The Daily Star. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  5. ^ a b "Southeast Bank fined Tk 10 lakh for flouting stock rules". The Daily Star. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Chairman". Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  7. ^ "National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh". nbr.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  8. ^ Express, The Financial. "Ex-finance secretary Zakir Ahmed appointed as PKSF chairman". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  9. ^ a b "Former Secretaries". Finance Division, Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Saifur Rahman worked for country's dev". The Daily Star. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  11. ^ "Dutch-Bangla Bank stands by acid victims, divorcees". The Daily Star. 3 April 2005. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  12. ^ "CPD identifies six major challenges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  13. ^ "New adviser for Southeast Bank". The Daily Star. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  14. ^ "Crown Cement appoints 2 independent directors". The Daily Star. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  15. ^ "DU Salimullah hall alumni assoc gets new president, secy". The Daily Star. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  16. ^ "Committee to review claims of 'deprived' former public administration officials". The Daily Star. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  17. ^ "Committee on 'deprived' govt officials hands report to CA". The Daily Star. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  18. ^ a b "764 retired civil servants pitched for promotion". The Daily Star. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  19. ^ "Ex-finance secretary Zakir Ahmed appointed as PKSF chairman". The Business Standard. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  20. ^ "Muslim Chowdhury, Zakir Khan new chairmen of Sonali Bank, PKSF | Business". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
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