AMM Nasir Uddin | |
|---|---|
| এ এম এম নাসির উদ্দিন | |
| Nasir Uddin in 2024 | |
| 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 | 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] Ministry of Power,Energy and Mineral Resources, [4] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, [5] and Member to the Bangladesh Planning Commission.
Uddin was born in Moulvi Bari in Boroghope,Kutubdia Upazila,Cox's Bazar District. [6] His father,Taleb Ullah,was a school teacher. [6] He passed his Secondary School Certificate Examination with 1st division in 1968. He secured 3rd position in Cumilla Board. He passed his Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination in 1970. [7]
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. [8] He was the socio economic infrastructure member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. [8] He was appointed to the post eight days after the Minister,A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain,resigned. [8]
In October 2007,Uddin was a member of the Planning Commission. [9] [10] He was the former secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. [10]
Previously,Uddin served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [5] where he was also heading the chair for Bangladesh Film Certification Board.
Uddin later served as the secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [11] He stopped the usage of Miltefosine in Bangladesh. [11] He introduced Hib vaccine in Bangladesh. [12]
Uddin retired in January 2009. [2]
Uddin was appointed chief election commissioner in November 2024. [13] [14] His name was proposed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, [2] Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,Amar Bangladesh Party,Biplobi Communist Party,and 16 other political parties. The four election commissioners 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. [15]
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