Fakhruddin Ahmed
| Fakhruddin Ahmed | |
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| ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ | |
Ahmed at the World Economic Forum (2008)
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Prime Minister of Bangladesh Acting |
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In office 12 January 2007 – 6 January 2009 |
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| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Fazlul Haque (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| Governor of Bangladesh Bank | |
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In office October 2001 – April 2005 |
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| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Farashuddin |
| Succeeded by | Salehuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
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1 May 1940 Munshiganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Nationality |
British Indian (1940-1947) Pakistani (1947-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-present) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
University of Dhaka Williams College Princeton University K.M. Latif Institution, Mathbaria |
Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.
On 12 January 2007, he was appointed as the Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-party interim caretaker government of Bangladesh, amidst Bangladeshi political crisis in 2006. He continued in that post for nearly two years, a longer than usual time, but new elections were held in 29 December 2008, and the Awami League assumed power based on its majority.
Ahmed was born on 1 May 1940 in Munshiganj to Mohiuddin Ahmed. He studied economics at Dhaka University, where he obtained his BA (Hons) and MA in 1960 and 1961, respectively, standing first in his class both times. He earned a master's degree in development economics from Williams College in Massachusetts, and a doctorate in economics from Princeton University.
Ahmed started his career as a lecturer of economics in Dhaka University. Later, he joined the civil service of Pakistan. After the Bangladesh Liberation War, he served the civil service of Bangladesh until 1978.
That year, he joined the World Bank, where he held various mid-level positions. On retirement from the World Bank, he took the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bank) on 29 November 2001. His contract expired on 30 April 2005.
He then became Managing Director of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), the country's apex micro-finance organisation, beginning on 1 June 2005.
On 12 January 2007, President Iajuddin Ahmed swore him in as Chief Adviser to the Interim Caretaker Government, after the former interim government under the President was dissolved. Fakhruddin Ahmed is credited with bringing an end to the anarchy that had threatened to sweep the troubled nation. In a country widely perceived as one of the world's most corrupt, Ahmed stressed an anti-graft campaign against the establishment during his tenure.
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