Rehman Sobhan
| Rehman Sobhan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater |
Aitchison College Cambridge University London School of Economics University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Spouse(s) |
Salma Sobhan (−2003; widower) Rownaq Jahan (-present) |
| Parent(s) | Khondker Fazle Sobhan |
| Awards | Independence Day Award (2008) |
Rehman Sobhan (Bengali: রেহমান সোবহান; born 1935) is a Bangladeshi economist and freedom fighter. He played an active role in the Bengali nationalist movement in the 1960s. He was also a member of the first Planning Commission in Bangladesh and a close associate of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Presently, Rehman Sobhan heads the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a non-governmental research organization in developing countries.
Sobhan attended St. Paul's School, Darjeeling in India and then later the Aitchison College in Lahore, Pakistan where he later became a School Prefect and winner of Churchill Medal for the best performance in HSC that year and then he went on to Cambridge University to earn his bachelor's degree. Subsequently, he attended London School of Economics for a doctoral degree in economics but returned without completing the degree. His cohorts at Cambridge included prominent economists of the Indian subcontinent such as Amartya Sen, Manmohan Singh and Mahbub ul Haq. He taught economics at the University of Dhaka. After the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, Rehman Sobhan was appointed a member of the Planning Commission. He quit when he, along with others, fell from the grace of Sheikh Mujib in 1975. Later he worked as the Director General of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. After retirement from BIDS, he set up Centre for Policy Dialogue in 1993, a high-profile private sector think-tank, where he works as its Executive Chairman .
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