Sajjadul Hassan is a Bangladeshi retired bureaucrat and chairperson of

Bangladesh Biman Biman Bangladesh Airlines ( bn, বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স) commonly known as Biman ( bn, বিমান), pronounced (), is the flag carrier, national flag carrier of Bangladesh. With its mai ...

airlines. He is the former Senior Secretary at the

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Early life

Hassan was born in Mohanganj Upazila,

Netrokona District Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...

. His father, Akhlakul Hossain Ahmed, was a member of the

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. His brother, Justice

Obaidul Hassan Obaidul Hassan is a judge on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Early life Hassan was born on 11 January 1959 in Mohanganj Upazila, Netrokona District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. Hassan's father was Akhlakul Hossain Ahmed, a me ...

, is a Justice in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He completed his SSC and HSC from Mohanganj Government Pilot High School and

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are af ...

respectively. He worked to introduce double shift in Mohanganj Government Pilot High School and renovate Shiyaljani canal in Mohanganj Municipality.

Career

Hassan had served as the District Commissioner of

Cox's Bazar District Cox's Bazar ( bn, কক্সবাজার জেলা , ''Cox's Bazar Jela'' also ''Cox's Bazar Zila'') is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's ...

and

Sylhet District Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division. History Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Pro ...

. Hassan was made the Personal Secretary-1 to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from the Division Commissioner of Sylhet Division on 25 February 2015. On 26 January 2018, Hassan was promoted from Personal Secretary-1 to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to the acting secretary of the Prime Minister's Office. Tofazzel Hossain Miah, previously the Director General of the Prime Minister's Office, replaced him as the Personal Secretary-1 to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He was a special guest at the launching of the call centre service number 333 on 12 April 2018 by

Sajeeb Wazed Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed ( bn, সজীব আহমেদ ওয়াজেদ; born 27 July 1971), also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy (), is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Awami League and serves as Advisor to the Gov ...

. On 25 December 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Secretary. Hassan was appointed the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the state owned Bangladesh Biman on 27 January 2020 by the

Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism ( bn, বেসামরিক বিমান পরিবহন ও পর্যটন মন্ত্রণালয়, translit=Bēsāmarika bimāna paribahana ō paryaṭana mantraṇālaẏa) is a ...

. He replaced Air Marshal Mohammad Enamul Bari. Senior Secretary at the Ministry of Aviation, Mohibul Haque, supported steps to keep Biman Bangladesh under government control in 2020 and prevent it's privatisation under the chairpersonship of Hassan. He oversaw a Dash 8-400, named Dhrubatara, aircraft joining the fleet of Bangladesh Biman in 2020 purchased through a government to government agreement between Bangladesh and Canada. He is the President of

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. In September 2022, the government broke the trustee board of

Manarat International University Manarat International University (MIU) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 by the Manarat Trust. History Manarat International University was established on 21 May 2001 by the Manarat Trust which owns Manara ...

and created a new board which included him.

References

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