Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal

Last updated

Md Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal is the former senior secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life

Kamal holds a bachelor's degree in business studies from the University of Rajshahi and a master's degree in management from the University of Dhaka. [3] He did his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in science group. He did his PhD in Eco-tourism for local community development from the Netherlands. [4] He did his second master's degree in strategic policy and development.

Career

Dr. Md. Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal, joined the 7th batch of administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1988 [5] and the Government of Bangladesh for 34 years.

He has served in various capacities in different Ministries / Divisions, Organisations, Agencies and Institutions of the Government of Bangladesh with a very good reputation. He has shown praiseworthy performance, prudent and able leadership as Managing Director of the Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited(BOESL). He served as a diplomat at the Bangladesh Embassy abroad for about five years. Kamal was the director general of the Directorate of Primary Education. [6] Kamal was the secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. [7] Kamal was appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Defence on 7 July 2020. [5] He replaced Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, who had died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [7] On 20 January 2021, he was promoted to senior secretary. [5]

Kamal has been very successful as the Program Director of the 'Third Primary Education  Development Program' and the 'Fourth Primary Education Development Program', one of the mega programs in Bangladesh supported by about ten major development partners.

Kamal spoke at the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security organized by the Russian government. [8]

On 7 February 2022, Kamal retired as the secretary of the Ministry of Defence. [5]

Literary works

Dr. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal is a popular author. He has published so far twenty books. He enjoys writing novels, travel stories, children's classics and research writing.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gano Forum</span> Bangladeshi political party

Gano Forum, literally People's Forum, is a political party in Bangladesh. GF was formed through a split of the Awami League and the merger of civil society groups in 1992. The constitutional lawyer and international jurist Dr. Kamal Hossain serves as President Emeritus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golam Mostofa (poet)</span> Bengali writer and poet

Golam Mostofa was a Pakistani Bengali writer and poet.

Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal was a Bangladeshi songwriter, poet, essayist, critic and presenter. In his early life, he was a singer on East Bengal radio and television. He was a professor of Bengali literature at the University of Rajshahiin 1966 and became professor at University of Chittagong in 1973,also worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 until his death. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1987. He published only three collections of poetry before he died of a heart attack in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mustafa Kamal (politician)</span> Bangladeshi politician and cricket official

Abu Hena Mohammad Mustafa Kamal commonly known as Lotus Kamal is a Bangladeshi politician, former cricket official, and businessman. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-10 constituency and a Minister for Planning as well as Minister of Finance. He is the owner of Lotus Kamal Group, which is a well-known Bangladeshi conglomerate. Kamal was awarded the Finance Minister of the Year 2020 by magazine The Banker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamal Chowdhury</span> Bengali poet

Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury is a Bengali poet and a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service. he is the former adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh. He was the Chief Coordinator of the National Implementation Committee for the Celebration of Mujib Borsho, the Birth Centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. He is a former Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Directorate of Primary Education is an autonomous government department responsible for the administration of primary schools in Bangladesh. It is also responsible for the training of primary school teachers in various training institutions operated by the directorate. It is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Director General Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal is the head of the Directorate of Primary Education.

Md Shahidullah was a Brigadier General of the Bangladesh Army and former director of the Central Medical Store Depot.

Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem is a retired Bangladeshi government official who served as Senior Secretary of Internal Resources Division and the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue and a director of Bangladesh Bank from January 6, 2020 to August 14, 2024.

Md Mozammel Haque Khan is the former senior secretary and the former commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission. He is president of both the Bangladesh Scouts and the Bangladesh Karate Federation.

Golam Md Hashibul Alam is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and former senior secretary of the Ministry of Defence.

Mostafa Kamal Uddin is a retired senior secretary and former chairman of Bangladesh Biman, the national airlines of Bangladesh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Md. Nurul Amin</span>

Md. Nurul Amin is a retired government official who is the former Chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission. Prior to joining, he served as the Chairman of Karmasangsthan Bank. He also served as the Senior Secretary of Ministry of Planning as well as the Secretary of Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.

Abu Hena Morshed Zaman is Bangladeshi civil servant and secretary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. He is a former secretary of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division. He is a former director of the Central Medical Stores Depot. He is a former deputy secretary general of the Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO.

Shahabuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi civil servant and ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan. He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Food.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Md. Abu Bakr Siddique</span>

Md. Abu Bakr Siddique is the former secretary of the Ministry of Education in charge of the Secondary and Higher Education Division. He was the former Chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation. He was the Secretary of the Bridges Division. He served in the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Abu Hena is a Bengali given name and alias of Arabic origin. It may refer to:

Abu Saleh Sheikh Mohammad Zahirul Haque was the Secretary of the Ministry of Law of Bangladesh. He served at the Ministry of Law when the Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha was forced to flee Bangladesh.

Md Shah Kamal is a retired senior secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and the chief national commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts.

References

  1. ↑ "Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal promoted to senior secretary". Daily Sun. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Senior Secretary of the Defence Ministry Dr. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, ndc speaks at a seminar on the declaration of Survey Day of Bangladesh Survey Directorate in the city on Thursday". The New Nation. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Secretary Mostofa Kamal transferred to defence ministry". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ↑ Hossain, Mosharrof. "Dr. Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal joins as Defence Secretary". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Farewell reception of Defence Ministry Senior Secretary Mostafa Kamal held". The Business Standard. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Meena day celebrated". New Age. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. 1 2 Reza, Shameem (2020-07-07). "Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal joins as defence secretary". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  8. ↑ "Senior secretary to defence ministry joins international security conference in Moscow". The Business Standard. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.