Md Sayedur Rahman | |
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Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | |
Assumed office 10 November 2024 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University | |
In office 28 August 2024 –4 December 2024 | |
Preceded by | Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq |
Succeeded by | Md. Shahinul Alam |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Chittagong Medical College |
Md Sayedur Rahman is a Bangladeshi physician and former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. [1] In November 2024,he became the special assistant (status equivalent to a minister of state) to the chief adviser of the Interim government of Bangladesh. [2] [3] He was given executive power over the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. [4] [5] Prior to this appointment,he served as the chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at BSMMU. [6] [7]
He completed his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) from Notre Dame College,Dhaka and MBBS from Chittagong Medical College. [8]
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