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Wahiduddin Mahmud

Wahiduddin Mahmud (born 1 July 1948) is an economist from Bangladesh. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.[2][3] He is a member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. He was in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.[4]

Wahiduddin Mahmud
Adviser for Education
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 August 2024[1]
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byMohibul Hasan Chowdhury (as Minister)
Adviser for Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded bySalehuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1948-07-01) 1 July 1948 (age 76)
Noakhali, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseSimeen Mahmud
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Cambridge University
London School of Economics
OccupationEconomist

Mahmud is a professor of economics at the University of Dhaka.[5]

Early life

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Mahmud completed his matriculation from Annada Government High School, Brahmanbaria.[6] Then he moved to Dhaka to study economics in Dhaka University. He obtained his PhD in economics from Cambridge University.[7] He joined University of Dhaka as a professor of economics.

Career

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Mahmud is a member of International Growth Centre based at London School of Economics. He has held positions at Cambridge University, Oxford University, IDS at Sussex, IFPRI, and the World Bank. He was part of many government committees and commissions in Bangladesh relating to micro-finance, national income, agricultural reforms, PRSP and MDG monitoring. He has also participated in Five Year Plans for government of Bangladesh. He was co-founding chairman for PKSF, the apex organization for funding the micro-credit programs of NGOs in Bangladesh.[citation needed]

Mahmud said Chittagong Port should be kept out of political programs and warned about the dangers to the economy from political confrontation in June 2006.[8] He was the chairperson of the advisory council of Citi Micro-entrepreneurship Awards.[9] In 2011, he condemned the government taking control of Grameen Bank from Muhammad Yunus.[10]

In 2019, Mahmud called for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as he reasoned Bangladesh does not have the capacity to host them.[11] He called for not using GDP as the only indicator of development and should consider living standards.[12]

In September 2022, Mahmud filed a police complaint after his Facebook page was hacked.[13]

Mahmud condemned the arrest of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in October 2023, before the general election.[14] On 15 August 2024, he was appointed an advisor of the Interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.[15] He was placed in charge of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Planning.[16][17]

Personal life

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Mahmud was married to Simeen Mahmud (died 2018), daughter of Mirza Nurul Huda, finance minister of President Ziaur Rahman.[18][19][20]

Books

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  • Chowdhury, Anis; Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2008). Handbook on the South Asian economies. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-84844-129-3.
  • Mahmud, Wahiuddin; Osmani, S. R. (2011). Theory and Practice of Microcredit. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-68680-8.
  • Khandker, Shahidur R.; Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2012). Seasonal Hunger and Public Policies: Evidence from Northwest Bangladesh. Washington D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 978-0-8213-9554-7.
  • —— (2021). Markets, Morals and Development: Rethinking Economics from a Developing Country Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-48508-0.
  • Markets, Morals and Development: Rethinking Economics from a Developing Country Perspective (Routledge, 2021) ISBN 9781032149240.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Interim government: Four new advisors sworn-in". Prothom Alo. 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Four more advisors take oaths of office". bdnews24.com. 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Four more advisers to interim government sworn in". The Daily Star. 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Small businesses honoured". The Daily Star. May 22, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2010-05-28). "Has Bangladesh gained from its LDC status?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  6. ^ ""Annada Govt High School" Light More Light". The Daily Star. November 25, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Wahiduddin Mahmud". International Growth Centre.
  8. ^ "Unrest in RMG sector sends danger signal to economy". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  9. ^ "Citi's micro-entrepreneurship awards step into 11th year". The Daily Star. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  10. ^ "Unfair, ominous". The Daily Star. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh doesn't have the capacity: Wahiduddin Mahmud". The Daily Star. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  12. ^ "GDP can't be the only indicator of development: Wahiduddin Mahmud". The Daily Star. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  13. ^ "Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud files GD after FB account gets hacked". The Daily Star. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  14. ^ Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2023-10-31). "An ill-timed arrest?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  15. ^ "Wahiduddin Mahmud, Fouzul Kabir Khan, Ali Imam Majumder may become new advisers to interim govt". The Business Standard. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  16. ^ "New curriculum can't be implemented, says Education Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  17. ^ "The US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Helen LaFave calls on Planning and Education Adviser". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  18. ^ Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2018-04-07). "In memory of Simeen Mahmud". The Daily Star (Opinion). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  19. ^ Ahmed, Salahuddin (2004-01-01). Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 9788176484695.
  20. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Huda, Mirza Nurul". In Islam, Sirajul; Salam, Muhammad (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  21. ^ "Is economics passé? On Wahiduddin Mahmud's new book, 'Markets, Morals and Development'". The Daily Star. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2024-09-27.


 

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