AMM Nasir Uddin | |
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এ এম এম নাসির উদ্দিন | |
14th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 22 November 2024 | |
President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Yunus (acting) |
Preceded by | Kazi Habibul Awal |
Personal details | |
Born | Kutubdia,Cox's Bazar,East Pakistan | 1 July 1953
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
Profession | Civil Servant |
AMM Nasir Uddin is a retired Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh and the current chief election commissioner of Bangladesh. [1] [2] He is the former secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [3] He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Power,Energy and Mineral Resources. [4]
Uddin was born in Moulvi Bari in Boroghope,Kutubdia Upazila,Cox's Bazar District. [5] His father,Taleb Ullah,was a school teacher. [5]
Uddin joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1979 as an administration cadre. [2]
Uddin was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Power,Energy and Mineral Resources in June 2005. [6] He was the socio economic infrastructure member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. [6] He was appointed to the post eight days after the Minister,A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain,resigned. [6]
In October 2007,Uddin was a member of the Planning Commission. [7] [8] He was the former secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. [8]
Uddin later served as the secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [9] He stopped the usage of Miltefosine in Bangladesh. [9] He introduced Hib vaccine in Bangladesh. [10]
Uddin retired in January 2009. [2]
Uddin was appointed chief election commissioner in November 2024. [11] [12] His name was proposed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [2] The four election commissions under him were Md Anwarul Islam Sarker,Abdur Rahmanel Masud,Tahmida Ahmed,and Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah. [2] He was sworn in by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed. [13]
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