Lokman Hossain Miah | |
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![]() Lokman in 2021 | |
Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority | |
In office 4 September 2022 –13 September 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Md Sirazul Islam |
Succeeded by | Ashik Chowdhury |
Senior Secretary of Health Services Division | |
In office 5 April 2021 –14 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Succeeded by | Dr. Muhammad Anwar Hossain Howlader |
Personal details | |
Born | Gournadi Upazila,Barisal District,East Pakistan,Pakistan | 15 June 1963
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Lokman Hossain Miah is a civil servant and former executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority. [1] [2] He is the former Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. [3] He is the former Senior Secretary of the Health Services Division at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [4]
Miah was born on 15 June 1963 in Gournadi Upazila,Barisal District,East Pakistan,Pakistan. [5] [6] He got his Master's in History from the University of Dhaka. [5]
In 1986,Miah joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as an admin cadre. [5]
Miah was the deputy director of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training in 2007. [7]
In 2010 and 2011,Miah was the Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh District. [8] [9]
Hossain served as director of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment. [6] He is a former general manager of Jiban Bima Corporation. [6] He is a former board member of Bangladesh Power Development Board. [6]
He was the secretary of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. [6] He is a former Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping. [10]
Hossain was the Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. [11]
On 5 April 2021,Miah was appointed Secretary of the Health Services Division at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [6] He replaced Abdul Mannan who was infected with COVID-19. [12] He was promoted to senior secretary in June. [6]
On 23 August 2022,Miah's retirement was postponed. [5] He was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority in September for a three-year term. [5] [13] He replaced Md Sirazul Islam. [13] He is the chairman of National Advisory Board for Impact Investment in Bangladesh. [14]
Ashik Chowdhury replaced him as chairman in September 2024. [15]