Md. Mokammel Hossain

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Md. Mokammel Hossain is a Bangladeshi Civil Servant and secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. [1] [2] The national airlines, Bangladesh Biman Airlines, is under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. [3]

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Early life

Hossain was born on 1 January 1964. [4] He completed his undergrad and master's in economics from the University of Dhaka. [4]

Career

In 1991, Hossain joined the administration cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service. [4] He was appointed to the Khulna Deputy Commissioner as an Assistant Commissioner. [4]

Hossain served in the Secretariat of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission and Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy. [4]

Hossain was the Private Secretary of the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [4] He was the Counselor of Labour at the Consulate General of Bangladesh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [4] [5] Hossain was the Additional Secretary of Sustainable Development Goals Affairs in the Prime Minister's Office. [6] He was part of a delegation led by Shamsul Alam to Dehradun, Uttarakhand to learn about Sustainable Development Goals implementation. [6]

Hossain was appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on 24 December 2020 replacing Md. Mohibul Haque. [4] He was serving as the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. [7] He visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara, Gopalganj District. [8]

In September 2023, Hossain organized the first Bangladesh Festival at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. [9] He is the chairman of Hotels International Limited. [10] He oversaw the launch of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. [11] He saw the signing of an agreement to purchase radar for the airport from Thales Group. [12] He saw the start of flights from Dhaka to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. [13]

Personal life

Hossain is married to Asia Khatun, commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission. [14]

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