K M Ali Azam

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K M Ali Azam is the senior secretary of Ministry of Public Administration. He is the former secretary of Ministry of Industries and a director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh.[1][2]

Early life[]

Azam was born in 1953 in Udaipur village, Mollahat Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3][4] He completed his master's degree in economics from the University of Rajshahi.[1]

Career[]

Azam joined Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 December 1989 as part of the administration cadre.[3][5]

Azam had served as the assistant commissioner in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong District.[1] He was the assistant commissioner of Land in Meherpur Sadar Upazila.[1] He was the upazila nirbahi officer of Satkhira Sadar Upazila in 2004.[1][6] He was the district commissioner of Chapai Nawabganj District in 2010.[1][7] He served as the deputy secretary in the Ministry of Public Administration and the joint secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1] He was the director general of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and project director of a2i Programme.[1][8]

Azam has also served as the divisional commissioner of Dhaka Division.[1] He served as the returning officer for the 11th Jatiya Sangsad in the Dhaka City Corporation area in 2018.[9] In 2020, Azam was the secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment.[10]

Azam was appointed the secretary in the Ministry of Industries on 27 May 2020 replacing Md Abdul Halim.[11] On 21 June 2020, Azam was appointed a non-executive director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh.[1] On 23 March 2021, Azam was the special guest in the United Nations Capital Development Fund's program titled “Leaving No Micro Merchants Behind in the Digital Era in Bangladesh”.[12]

On 10 May 2021, Azam was appointed the senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration.[4] He is a syndicate member of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology.[13] He is a director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mr. K M Ali Azam". British American Tobacco Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Secretary of the Industries Ministry KM Ali Azam speaks at a views-exchange meeting". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "KM Ali Azam takes over as Industries Secretary". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "KM Ali Azam appointed Senior Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "KM Ali Azam new Industry Secretary". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  6. ^ "'Create mass awareness against early marriage'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Hasan, Rabiul (2010-10-14). "Steps against a social menace". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "333 call centre inaugurated to provide information on procedures of receiving public services and redress of social problems". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Khaleda Zia not voting". The Daily Star. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  10. ^ Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Seven years after Rana Plaza tragedy, Bangladesh's garment factories are safer – but not its workers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  11. ^ "KM Ali Azam takes office as Industries secretary". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  12. ^ "Help micro merchants recover from pandemic". The Daily Star. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-09-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "KUET | Khulna University of Engineering & Technology". www.kuet.ac.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  14. ^ "Board Members". bpatc.org.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
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