Zuena Aziz

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Zuena Aziz is a retired senior secretary and the former Principal Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals at the Prime Minister's Office of Sheikh Hasina. [1] [2] She was the Secretary of the Information and Communication Technology Division. [3] She was an Additional Secretary to the Local Government Division. [4] She was an advisor of the Bangladesh Girl Guides Association. [5] She was a member of Physical Infrastructure Division of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. [6]

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Early life

Aziz was born in 1961 in Noakhali District, East Pakistan and finished her schooling in Noakhali. [7] [8] Her father, Azizul Haque, was a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation War and her mother, Mukima Khatun, was a school teacher. [7] She did her bachelor's degree and masters in Bengali language and Literature at the University of Dhaka. [7]

Career

Aziz joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 as an admin cadre and started working in 1986 after her training. [9] She was the Thana Nirbahi Officer of Sreepur Upazila. [7]

Aziz was the joint secretary of the Local Government Division in 2012. [10] While she was the Senior Secretary at the Ministry of Social Welfare, she implemented the National Social Security Strategy. [7] She was promoted to secretary in May 2016 and was appointed a member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. [7]

On 1 January 2020, Aziz was appointed the Principal Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals at the Prime Minister's Office of Sheikh Hasina. [7] She replaced Md Abul Kalam Azad. [11]

In April 2022, Aziz was awarded the BASIS (Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services) Luna Shamsuddoha Award. [9] She was an advisor of the Bangladesh Girl Guides Association. [12] Md. Akther Hossain succeeded her as the Principal Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals at the Prime Minister's Office of Sheikh Hasina. [13]

Personal life

Aziz is married Enayet Hossain Khan, a journalist. [7] They have one son, Baezid Farabi Khan, a civil servant and another daughter, Subeh Ashfarah, a lawyer. [7]

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  2. ↑ "Zuena Aziz, Principal Coordinator (SDG Affairs) at Prime Minister's Office, along with others attends a national seminar titled 'Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world' at BICC in the capital on Sunday". Daily Sun. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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  13. ↑ "International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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