A. N. M. Hamidullah

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A. N. M. Hamidullah
এ. এন. এম হামিদুল্লাহ
Governor of Bangladesh Bank
In office
18 January 1972 – 18 November 1974
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byA. K. N. Ahmed

A. N. M. Hamidullah was the first governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He served during 1972–1974.[1][2]

Hamidullah's wife was killed in 1971 in an attack by the Pakistani Army.[3] He is born in Gazaria, Munshiganj. In 1971, Hamidullah was the managing director of Eastern Banking Corporation. His entire family was killed by Pak Army when they were attempting to leave Dacca by country boat during no-curfew hours. Hamidullah, who was not with them, is reportedly in state of shock.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Governors of BB". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Muhammad Abdul Mazid. "Bangladesh Bank". Banglapedia. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "The symphony of our times". New Age. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. ^ Blood, Archer K. (2002). The Cruel Birth of Bangladesh: Memoirs of an American Diplomat. University Press Limited. ISBN 978-9840516506.


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