Abdul Malek ( bn, আবদুল মালেক ) is the Chief Information Commissioner, former secretary of the Ministry of Information and commissioner of Information Commission. He was born in Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. He was the secretary of the Local Government Division. He is a former chairman of

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ( bn, বাংলাদেশ অভ্যন্তরীণ নৌপরিবহন কর্তৃপক্ষ) also known as BIWTA is the authority who controls the inland water transport in Ban ...

Early life and education

Malek was born in Sabupura village in

Bauphal Upazila Bauphal Upazila ( bn, বাউফল ) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal Division, Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography The area of Bauphal is 486.91 km2 and it is located in between 22°19´ and 22°36´ north latitu ...

Patuakhali District Patuakhali () is a district in South-central Bangladesh in the Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Geography It is adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. The area of the district is 3220.15 km2. Patuakha ...

. He obtained BSS (Hons) and postgraduate degree from the Department of Public Administration, Dhaka University. He later earned an LLB degree.

Career

Malek started his career in 1986 by joining the government as an assistant commissioner after passing the

Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সিভিল সার্ভিস ), more popularly known by its acronym BCS, is the civil service of Bangladesh. Civil service in the Indian subcontinent originated from the Imperial ...

exam. He held various posts at various district and upazila levels in Bangladesh. These include Bogra, Sirajganj, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Magura and Khulna districts. Malek served as the Deputy Commissioner of Comilla District. He had also served as the Deputy Commissioner of

Jessore District Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna Distr ...

where he inaugurated a monument to

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

. He also held various posts in the Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ministry of Labor and Employment and Ministry of Land. In 2010, Malek was the chairman of

. During an inspection of the authorities Chandpur District he discovered irregularities and expressed his discontentment. He has also served as the Commissioner-1 to the Local Government Department. He is a former Personal Secretary-1 to Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

. Prior to joining the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, he was the Secretary to the Department of Local Government. He retired as Secretary on 30 December 2019. On 30 January 2020, Malek was appointed Information Commissioner with the rank of a senior secretary. In February 2022, Malek's name was proposed for commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission.

Association

Malek has served as president of Bangladesh Administrative Services Association, current president of Bangladesh Badminton Federation, syndicate member of the

University of Barisal University of Barishal ( bn, বরিশাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ; also known as Barishal University or simply BU) is a public university located in Barishal, a divisional city in southern Bangladesh. It is the only ...

Patuakhali Science and Technology University Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) ( bn, পটুয়াখালী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government-financed public university in Patuakhal ...

and senate member of

National University, Bangladesh The National University of Bangladesh ( bn, জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ ) is a public university of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating University ...

References

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