Osman Ghani Khan (1923-2000) was the former chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors, a Bangladeshi civil servant, economist,

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

politician and the former Member of Parliament of

Pabna-2 Pabna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ahmed Firoz Kabir of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Sujanagar Upazila and the five southernmost union par ...

Education

Khan passed higher secondary from

Government Saadat College Government Saadat College ( bn, সরকারী সা'দত কলেজ) is an old public college in Karatia, Tangail, Bangladesh. It is often referred to as Karatia College.It was established in July 1926. The college is located at Karatia ...

in 1940. In 1943 and 1945, he received his B.A. (Honours) and M.A. in Economics from

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

, respectively.

Career

Khan was appointed the first Defense secretary of Bangladesh in 1972. He was appointed to the constitutional post

Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মহা হিসাব নিরীক্ষক ও নিয়ন্ত্রক এর কার্যালয়) ( C&AG) is the Supr ...

at 1976. From 1980 to 1982, Khan was elected as chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors. After retirement, he was elected as a member of parliament from Pabna-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991. He was appointed the Minister of Public Administration.

Death

Khan died on 26 April 2000 in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.

References

Bangladeshi civil servants Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Public Administration ministers of Bangladesh 2000 deaths 5th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Pabna District University of Calcutta alumni 1923 births {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub