Mohammed Farashuddin

Mohammed Farashuddin
Mohammed Farashuddin
মোহাম্মদ ফরাসউদ্দিন
	Delivering Speech as a convocation speaker at the 2nd convocation of Premier University, Chittagong.
Governor of Bangladesh Bank
	In office; 24 November 1998 – 22 November 2001
Preceded by	Lutfar Rahman Sarkar
Succeeded by	Fakhruddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1942 (age 79)
Nationality	Bangladeshi

Mohammed Farashuddin is a Bangladeshi economist who served as the seventh Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He served during 1998–2001.^[1]^[2] He is the founder of East West University (EWU) where he was the founding vice-chancellor during 1995-1998. He is currently the chairperson of the board of trustees of the university.^[3] Farashuddin also served as the private secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from 1973 to 1975.^[4]

Early life[]

Farash was born in the village of Ratanpur in Nayapara Union, Madhabpur, Habiganj District(The then undivided Sylhet)

References[]

^ "Governors of BB". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ Muhammad Abdul Mazid. "Bangladesh Bank". Banglapedia. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ "Chairperson, Board of Trustees". www.ewubd.edu. East West University. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
^ "Where were you on August 15, 1975: Dr Mohammed Farashuddin". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

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[1] "Governors of BB". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[2] Muhammad Abdul Mazid. "Bangladesh Bank". Banglapedia. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[3] "Chairperson, Board of Trustees". www.ewubd.edu. East West University. Retrieved 2017-04-26.

[4] "Where were you on August 15, 1975: Dr Mohammed Farashuddin". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

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