Ali Imam Majumder | |
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আলী ইমাম মজুমদার | |
![]() Majumdar in 2024 | |
Adviser for Food | |
Assumed office 10 November 2024 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Preceded by | Muhammad Yunus |
Adviser for Land | |
Assumed office 20 January 2025 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Preceded by | Muhammad Yunus |
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser | |
In office 12 August 2024 –10 November 2024[ citation needed ] | |
President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Personal details | |
Born | Sonamura,Tripura,India | 11 March 1950
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
Ali Imam Majumder is an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government. [1] [2] He is a former Bangladeshi government official who served as the cabinet secretary. [3] [4] He is the secretary general of Transparency International Bangladesh and an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). [5] [6]
Majumder was born in 1950 in Kulubari Village,Sonamura,Tripura,India. [3] He migrated to East Pakistan and settled in Comilla in 1962. [3] He graduated from University of Chittagong with a master's in mathematics. [3] [7]
Majumder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 11 February 1977 as an administration cadre. [7]
Majumder served as the district commissioner (DC) of Sylhet District and Cox's Bazar District in 1997. [7] [8]
In 2004,Majumder was the secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. [9]
On 31 October 2006,Majumder was appointed the principal secretary to the chief advisor of the caretaker government. [10]
On 6 December 2006,he also became the cabinet secretary of Bangladesh. [11]
In May 2007,he approved a proposal to raise the ranks of the heads of the three armed forced forces of Bangladesh. [12] On 19 November 2007,his term was extended by one year. [10] He reported that the proclamation of independence of Bangladesh document had gone missing from government custody. [13] He also served as the chairman of Sonali Bank. [14] He retired from the civil service on 28 November 2008. [15]
In March 2015,Majumder was relieved of contempt charges by a court;related to a case against David Bergman. [16]
On 27 October 2016,Majumder was elected to the trustee board of Transparency International Bangladesh. [15] He was considered for the post of commissioner of the Election Commission in 2017. [17] He criticized the government providing interest free loans to civil service officers to buy cars. [18] He also had criticized the top heavy nature of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [19] He has been critical of the Awami League government politicizing the bureaucracy and reducing the quality of the service. [20]
Majumder is a former chairperson of Bangladesh Biman. [7] He is an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). [7] He is a director of MIDAS Financing Limited. [21] In November 2021,Majumder concurred with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance report that democracy was in decline in Bangladesh. [22] He is a director of MIDAS (Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services). [23] In April 2023,he was elected chairman of MIDAS Financing Limited. [24] On 12 August 2024,he was appointed as special assistant of Muhammad Yunus. [25] He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024. [26] On 10 November 2024,He is appointed as Advisor of food. On 20 January 2025,He was appointed as Adviser of Land as an additional duty to the Interim Government of Bangladesh. [27]
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