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Iqbal Mahmood

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Nationality
  
Bangladeshi

Children
  
2

Spouse(s)
  
Khadija Begum

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Born
  
1955
Chandpur

Occupation
  
Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission

Parent(s)
  
Mohammad Abdul Latif (Father) Mahfuza Begum (Mother)

Alma maters
  
University of Dhaka, University of New South Wales

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Iqbal Mahmood is the current Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh since 14 March 2016. He served as a Senior Secretary to the People's Republic of Bangladesh before his retirement from the civil service. He has worked with the Government of Bangladesh in different capacities from January 1981 to November 2014. He held top level positions in different Ministries (Finance, Public Administration,Communications & Railways, and Posts & Telecommunications) of the Government with demonstrated ability in administrative and human resource management, capacity building, external resource management, corporate governance, business development, project management, policy analysis and reform, national and international collaboration with high degree of professionalism, discretion, acumen and problem resolving abilities.

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Personal life

Mr. Mahmood was born in Chandpur, Bangladesh in 1955. He had his preliminary schooling in Assasuni High School, Satkhira. He completed his BS and MS degrees in Public Administration from Dhaka University. He also holds another master's degree in Policy Studies from the University of New South Wales, Australia with a specialization in International policy analysis and development. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student of Public Administration at Jahangirnagar University.

He is married to Mrs. Khadija Begum, a former physician and current researcher. They have two children together.

Career

Iqbal Mahmood joined the civil service as a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Cadre in January 1981, and has since held various positions in the government of Bangladesh.

Employment with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh:

  • Senior Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Dhaka (Oct 2011 – Dec 2012)
  • Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Dhaka (Feb 2009 – Oct 2011)
  • Secretary, Ministry of Communications & Railways, Dhaka (Oct 2008 – Feb 2009)
  • Secretary, Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, Dhaka (Jan 2008 – Oct 2008)
  • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Establishment, Dhaka (Mar 2007 – Jan 2008)
  • Additional Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Dhaka (Dec 2006 – Mar 2007)
  • Joint Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock, Dhaka (Apr 2005 – Dec 2006)
  • Deputy Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Dhaka (Feb 2002 – Sep 2004)

    • Employment with National and International Development Organizations:

  • Alternate Executive Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines ( Dec 2012 – Jan 2015)
  • Executive Director, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Apr 2012 – Dec 2012)
  • Member of Board of Trustees, The ICDDR,B-Center for Health and Population research, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Oct 2011 – Dec 2012)
  • Chairman, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), Bangladesh (Oct 2011 – Dec 2012)
  • Chairman, Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Center (IIFC), Bangladesh (Oct 2011 – Dec 2012)
  • Vice-Chairman, Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Ltd (Oct 2011 – Dec 2012)
  • Member of the Syndicate, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka (October,2011 - Dec 2012)
  • Chairman, Teletalk Mobile Phone Company (Jan 2008 – Oct 2008)
  • Chairman, Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited –BTCL (Jul 2008 – Oct 2008)
  • Chairman, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd. (Jul 2008 – Oct 2008)
  • Member of Board of Directors, Sonali Bank Limited, Bangladesh (Mar 2007 – Oct 2008)
  • Member of Board of Directors, Bangladesh Krishi Bank (Apr 2005 – Dec 2006)
  • Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JAICA), Dhaka, Bangladesh (Oct 2004 – Mar 2005)

    • References

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