Lutfey Siddiqi

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Lutfey Siddiqi
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Siddiqi in 2021
Special Envoy on International Affairs to the Chief Adviser
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 September 2024
Alma mater
Occupation Economist
Professor

Lutfey Siddiqi is the chief adviser's envoy for International affairs of Muhammad Yunus, head of the Interim government of Bangladesh. [1] He is a visiting professor in Practice at the LSE IDEAS, the foreign policy think tank of the London School of Economics. [2]

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Siddiqi is an adjunct professor of the National University of Singapore Risk Management Institute. [3] He is an agenda contributor of the World Economic Forum. [4] He has spoken at a dozen events of World Economic Forum in Davos. [5] He is a contributor to the Bretton Woods Committee. [5]

Early life

Siddiqi was born in December 1976. [6] His family hails from Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District. [1] His father is A. Y. B. I. Siddiqi, the 16th Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police, and his mother is Rehana Siddiqi. [7] [8] He studied at Scholastica in Dhaka and Atlantic College in Wales. [8] He completed his bachelor and masters in economics from the University of York, and London School of Economics respectively. [8] [1]

Career

In 2006, Siddiqi was the head of Risk Advisory and Corporate Foreign Exchange for Asia-Pacific of Barclays Bank. [8] He was also a part-time lecturer at the National University of Singapore. [8] In December, he was promoted to the managing director at Barclays Capital. [8]

Siddiqi was the founding head of UBS Knowledge Network. [2] In 2009, the government of Bangladesh declared him a Commercially Important Person (CIP). [5]

In 2012, Siddiqi was recognized at the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. [3] He is a trustee and Kurt Hahn Circle of Donors member of the Atlantic College. [9]

Siddiqi was part of a reception accorded to Professor Muhammad Yunus along with his father A. Y. B. I. Siddiqi, who hosted the event and mother Rehana Siddiqi in July 2013. [10] It was hosted at Spectra Convention Centre in Gulshan and included Akbar Ali Khan, Fazle Hasan Abed, Latifur Rahman, and Rehman Sobhan. [10] Yonus defended overstaying his term at Grameen Bank and the speakers applauded his achievements. [10] [7]

Siddiqi has contributed to the Huffington Post. [11] He has spoken at the CFA Society New York. [12]

Siddiqi was named the managing director of Regions and Society Relations of the CFA Institute in January 2021. [13] He was appointed the co-curator for Banking and Capital Markets Transformation Map of the World Economic Forum. [14]

Personal life

Siddiqi is married to Deborah. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "প্রধান উপদেষ্টার আন্তর্জাতিক বিষয়সংক্রান্ত বিশেষ দূত হলেন লুৎফে সিদ্দিকী". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. 1 2 Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Lutfey Siddiqi". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. 1 2 "Biography". rmi.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Lutfey Siddiqi". World Economic Forum . Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lutfey Siddiqui appointed as chief adviser's special envoy on international affairs". The Business Standard. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Lutfey SIDDIQI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  7. 1 2 "Reception accorded to Yunus". The Daily Star. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bangladesh-born Siddiqi named MD at Barclays Capital". The Daily Star. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Lutfey Siddiqi". UWC Atlantic College. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  10. 1 2 3 "Yunus clarifies his overstay as Grameen Bank MD". Dhaka Mirror. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  11. ↑ "Lutfey Siddiqi | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  12. ↑ "Upcoming Events – CFA Society New York". 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  13. ↑ "CFA Institute Names Lutfey Siddiqi Managing Director, Regions and Society Relations". CFA Institute.
  14. ↑ "Lutfey Siddiqi announced as co-curator for the World Economic Forum Banking and Capital Markets Transformation Map". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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