Md. Mahbub Hossain

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Md Mahbub Hossain
মোঃ মাহবুব হোসেন
24th Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
Assumed office
3 January 2023

Md. Mahbub Hossain is a Bangladesh civil servant and incumbent Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh. [1] Prior to this position, he was Senior Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. [2] [3] He also served as the chairperson of Titas Gas [4] and Gas Transmission Company Limited. [5] He is the chairman of Omera LPG as nominee of MJL Bangladesh Limited. [6] He is a director of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited. [7]

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Early life

Md Mahbub Hossain was born in Patarchar, Muladi Upazila, Barisal District. [8] In 1979, Md Mahbub Hossain completed his S.S.C from Barisal Residential Model College which was converted to Barishal Cadet College. [8] He completed his H.S.C from Brojomohun College,Barisal two years later. [8] He completed his undergraduate and master in sociology from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1985. [8] He did an M.B.A. from the University of North London and a Master in Gender and Development from the University of Melbourne, Australia. [8]

Career

Md Mahbub Hossain joined the administration branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 December 1989. [8]

Md Mahbub Hossain was a Trainer of the National Academy for Planning and Development. [8] He is a former Deputy Chief in charge of gender affairs at the Health Economics Unit. [8] He is a former Director of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust. [8] He is a former Secretary of the Dhaka South City Corporation. [8] He also served in the Prime Minister's Office. [8]

Md Mahbub Hossain was promoted to Senior Secretary on 31 December 2019. [8] He was the serving in the Ministry of Education as secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division. [8]

In December 2021, Md Mahbub Hossain was appointed as a Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources replacing Anisur Rahman who went on retirement. [2] [8]

Md Mahbub Hossain is vice-president of the Dhaka University Sociology Alumni Association and a member of the Australia Alumni Association Bangladesh. [8] He is a member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [9] He is the chairperson of Gas Transmission Company Limited. [10]

In April 2022, Hossain met Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to discuss the supply of natural gas to garment factories. [11] He inaugurated Kailashtilla Gas Field of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited in 2022. [12]

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