Anisur Rahman (born 31 December 1962) is a Bangladeshi former civil servant and one of the four incumbent

Election Commissioners of Bangladesh An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

Early life and education

Rahman was born on 31 December 1962 in

Shariatpur Shariatpur ( bn, শরিয়তপুর জেলা, ''Shariatpur Jela'' also ''Shariatpur Zila'') is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh. It is bounded by Munshiganj district on the north, Barisal district on the south, C ...

. He passed SSC from Chandpur Hasan Ali Government High School and HSC from

Chandpur Government College Chandpur Government College ( bn, চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজ) is a college in Chandpur, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and renowned colleges in Chandpur as well as in Chittagong division. The college is located in C ...

and obtained his bachelor's and master's degree from

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Anisur joined the Cadre Service on 15 February 1988 as a member of the 1985 batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Cadre. During Rahman's career he served in various levels of administration including Assistant Commissioner, Upazila Executive Officer, Additional District Magistrate and various duties in Upazila and District. He held various posts in the Cabinet Department, Local Government Department, Finance Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. Rahman was the Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs from April 4, 2018 to January 4, 2020. He joined the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources as Secretary on 5 January 2020 and has been the Senior Secretary since 27 January 2020. Rahman retired on 31 December 2021 as Senior Secretary. He was appointed as the Election Commissioner on 26 February 2022.

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