Mohammed Farashuddin is a Bangladeshi economist who served as the seventh Governor of

Bangladesh Bank Bangladesh Bank ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. The bank is active in developing green banki ...

, the central bank of Bangladesh. He served during 1998–2001. He is the founder of

East West University East West University ( bn, ইস্ট ওয়েস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as EWU), is a private university located in Aftabnagar, Dhaka of Bangladesh. It was established in 1996 under the Private Uni ...

(EWU) where he was the founding

vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

during 1995-1998. He is currently the chairperson of the board of trustees of the university. Farashuddin also served as the private secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from 1973 to 1975.

Early life

Farash was born in the village of Ratanpur in Nayapara Union, Madhabpur,

Habiganj District Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ, Hobigonj), formerly known as Habibganj ( bn, হবিবগঞ্জ, Hobibgonj), is a district in north-eastern Bangladesh, located in the Sylhet Division. It was established as a district in 1984 as a succe ...

(The then undivided Sylhet)

References

Living people Governors of Bangladesh Bank 20th-century Bangladeshi economists Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy Murari Chand College alumni 1942 births People from Habiganj District 21st-century Bangladeshi economists {{Bangladesh-bio-stub