Shafiul Azim is a secretary and former CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. [1] He is the former secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission. [2] He is the former Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Division. [3] He was the additional secretary of the Law and Rules Division of the Cabinet Division. [4]
Azim joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1995. [5]
In 2009, Azim was elected vice-president of the 15th BCS Forum. [5] He was the deputy director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. [6]
Azim was made CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in December 2022 replacing Zahid Hossain who had faced a scandal over recruitment test leaks. [7] [8] He was previously stationed at the Cabinet Division. [9] [7] He negotiated with Airbus to purchase planes for Biman Bangladesh Airlines. [10] [11] He signed an agreement for code sharing between Biman Bangladesh and Air Canada. [12] He took steps to develop Biman Bangladesh into a smart airlines. [13] Muhammad Faruk Khan, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, ordered Azim to talk to Boeing about problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. [14] He established a number of new routes for Biman Bangladesh including Dhaka to Rome. [15] [16] He took steps to reduce baggage theft during ground handling. [17] Biman Bangladesh Airlines faced a malware attack under him. [18] In May 2024, Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan, former additional secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, replaced him as CEO and managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. [19] [15]
In May 2024, Azim was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Election Commission replacing Md Jahangir Alam after being promoted to secretary. [9] [20] He approved registration of Ganosamhati Andolon and Gono Odhikar Parishad. [21] [22] In August 2024, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, he cancelled a foreign trip by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Kazi Habibul Awal. [23] In December 2024, he was removed from office and made an officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration. [24] [25]