Shahjahan Mahmood | |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited | |
| In office 12 July 2018 –2020 | |
| Appointed by | President of Bangladesh |
| President | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| Chairman Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission | |
| In office 24 September 2015 –1 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kanti Bose |
| Succeeded by | Md Jahurul Haque |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| Profession | Systems engineer |
Shahjahan Mahmood is a Bangladeshi technocrat and chairman of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited. [1] [2] He is the former chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. [3] [4]
Mahmood completed his undergraduate studies in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [5] He completed his master's degree in operation research and PhD in systems engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5]
Mahmood was a systems engineer at Marine Corps Base Quantico and later at Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center from 2004 to 2012. [5] [6]
On 24 September 2015,Mahmood was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission replacing Sunil Kanti Bose. [7] Initially Iqbal Mahmood was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission but that decision was cancelled within a week and was replaced by Shahjahan Mahmood. [8] He briefly blocked Facebook,Viber,and WhatsApp in Bangladesh. [9]
In March 2017,Mahmood announced he was ready to shut down Facebook in Bangladesh if instructed by the government. [10] He recommended that the government terminate Golam Razzaque,director of Bangabandhu-1 satellite,which the government did. [11] He left the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2018 and was replaced by Md Jahirul Haque. [12]
As chairman of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited,Mahmood oversaw the launch of Bangabandhu-1,the first satellite of Bangladesh. [13]