Salahuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the
Bangladesh Bank, the country's
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central ba ...
. He is a professor of BRAC University.
Early life and education
Ahmed was born in
Old Dhaka and his family were originally from
Nabinagar Upazila
Nabinagar ( bn, নবীনগর ) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chattogram, Bangladesh. Nabinagar Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Geography
Nabinagar is located at . It has 94,871 households and a total ar ...
,
Brahmanbaria District
Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, translit=Brahmôṇbaṛiya) is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Ga ...
.
He graduated from Dhaka Collegiate School in 1963.
Ahmed did his masters in 1969 in economics from the
University of Dhaka
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 ...
.
He completed his second masters and PhD from
McMaster University in 1974 and 1978 respectively.
Career
Ahmed joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer and later joined the
Civil Service of Pakistan
The Central Superior Services (CSS; or Civil Service) is a permanent elite civil service authority, and the civil service that is responsible for running the bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet of ...
.
He was appointed the Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka District.
He served as the executive magistrate of
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur () is a district (zilla) in southern-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.
Etymology
According to myth, the second son of Subedar Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah, died in this area, and the area became known subsequently as 'Fi ...
.
He worked at the
National Foundation for Research on Human Resource Development which merged with
later.
He worked at the
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific.
Ahmed is a former Director General of
Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development
Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পল্লী উন্নয়ন একাডেমী (বার্ড)) Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) started its journey on 27 May 1959 as a ...
from 1993 to 1995.
Ahmed was the Director General of the
NGO Affairs Bureau
NGO Affairs Bureau is a government bureau in Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 ...
at the
Prime Minister's Office.
Ahmed was the Managing Director of
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation or PKSF is a financial institution founded by the Government of Bangladesh to finance rural development and provide training and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad is the Chairman of Palli ...
from 1996 to 2005.
In 1998, he joined BRAC as Deputy Executive Director.
Ahmed was the ninth governor of Bangladesh Bank. After the retirement of
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.
On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-p ...
he took the responsibility of Bangladesh Bank on 1 May 2005 and he took rest from his duty on 31 April 2009. As a
Fulbright Scholar
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...
, he taught at
Marlboro College
Marlboro College was a private college in Marlboro, Vermont. Founded in 1946, it remained intentionally small, operating as a self-governing community with students following self-designed degree plans culminating in a thesis. In 1998 the colle ...
in the State of Vermont in the United States for a year.
In 2006, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award back from McMaster University.
From 2009, Ahmed taught at North South University and University of Dhaka.
He was a professor of business at North South University from 2010 to 2014 and then joined
BRAC University.
He is a trustee of Gono University.
In 2020, Ahmed was appointed an independent director of ASA International. He is one of the founders of Centre for Advanced Research and Social Action, non-profit. He is a member of the general committee of the NGO Forum. He is an independent director of
GrameenPhone
Grameenphone, widely abbreviated as (d/b/a) GP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh, with 83.02 million subscribers (as of January 2022). It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom Corporation. Telen ...
. He is an advisor to Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences of
Southeast University.
Personal life
Ahmed's daughter is also a faculty at North South University and his son is a faculty at the
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...
.
References
External links
List of Governor of Bangladesh Bank
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Living people
Bangladeshi economists
Governors of Bangladesh Bank
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Dhaka alumni
McMaster University alumni
University of Dhaka faculty
North South University faculty
BRAC University faculty
People from Dhaka
Bangladeshi civil servants