Md. Mahbub Hossain

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Md Mahbub Hossain
মোঃ মাহবুব হোসেন
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Official portrait, 2023
24th Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
In office
3 January 2023 –13 October 2024
Preceded by Kabir Bin Anwar
Succeeded by Sheikh Abdur Rashid
Personal details
Born (1964-10-13) October 13, 1964 (age 59)
Barisal District, East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh)
SpouseDina Haque
Alma mater

Md. Mahbub Hossain is a retired Bangladesh civil servant and former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh. [1] [2] Prior to this position, he was Senior Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. [3] [4] He also served as the chairperson of Titas Gas [5] and Gas Transmission Company Limited. [6] He is the chairman of Omera LPG as nominee of MJL Bangladesh Limited. [7] He is a director of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited. [8]

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Early life

Md Mahbub Hossain was born in Patarchar, Muladi Upazila, Barisal District. [9] In 1979, Md Mahbub Hossain completed his S.S.C from Barisal Residential Model College which was converted to Barishal Cadet College. [9] He completed his H.S.C from Brojomohun College, Barisal two years later. [9] He completed his undergraduate and master in sociology from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1985. [9] 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. [9]

Career

Md Mahbub Hossain joined the administration branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 December 1989. [9]

Md Mahbub Hossain was a Trainer of the National Academy for Planning and Development. [9] He is a former Deputy Chief in charge of gender affairs at the Health Economics Unit. [9] He is a former director of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust. [9] He is a former Secretary of the Dhaka South City Corporation. [9] He also served in the Prime Minister's Office. [9]

Md Mahbub Hossain was promoted to Senior Secretary on 31 December 2019. [9] He was the serving in the Ministry of Education as secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division. [9]

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. [3] [9]

Md Mahbub Hossain is vice-president of the Dhaka University Sociology Alumni Association and a member of the Australia Alumni Association Bangladesh. [9] He is a member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies. [10] He is the chairperson of Gas Transmission Company Limited. [11]

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. [12] He inaugurated Kailashtilla Gas Field of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited in 2022. [13]

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