Wahiduddin Mahmud
Wahiduddin Mahmud | |
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| Advisor for Education | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
| Leader | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (as Minister) |
| Advisor for Planning | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
| Leader | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | Salehuddin Ahmed (as Adviser) |
| Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 [1] | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1948 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Simeen Mahmud |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Cambridge University London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Economist |
Wahiduddin Mahmud (born 1 July 1948) is an economist from Bangladesh. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.[2][3] He is a member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. He was in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.[4]
Early life
[edit]Mahmud completed his matriculation from Annada Government High School, Brahmanbaria.[5] Then he moved to Dhaka to study economics in Dhaka University. He obtained his PhD in economics from Cambridge University.[6] He joined University of Dhaka as a professor of economics.
Career
[edit]Mahmud is a member of International Growth Centre based at London School of Economics. He has held positions at Cambridge University, Oxford University, IDS at Sussex, IFPRI, and the World Bank. He was part of many government committees and commissions in Bangladesh relating to micro-finance, national income, agricultural reforms, PRSP and MDG monitoring. He has also participated in Five Year Plans for government of Bangladesh. He was co-founding chairman for PKSF, the apex organization for funding the micro-credit programs of NGOs in Bangladesh.[citation needed]
Books
[edit]- Chowdhury, Anis; Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2008). Handbook on the South Asian economies. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-84844-129-3.
- Mahmud, Wahiuddin; Osmani, S. R. (2011). Theory and Practice of Microcredit. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-68680-8.
- Khandker, Shahidur R.; Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2012). Seasonal Hunger and Public Policies: Evidence from Northwest Bangladesh. Washington D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 978-0-8213-9554-7.
- —— (2021). Markets, Morals and Development: Rethinking Economics from a Developing Country Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-48508-0.
References
[edit]- ^ "Interim government: Four new advisors sworn-in". Prothom Alo. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Four more advisors take oaths of office". bdnews24.com. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Four more advisers to interim government sworn in". The Daily Star. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Small businesses honoured". The Daily Star. May 22, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ ""Annada Govt High School" Light More Light". The Daily Star. November 25, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Wahiduddin Mahmud". International Growth Centre.
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