A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam is a Bangladeshi bureaucrat and a former advisor of the

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led by

Fakhruddin Ahmed 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. He also served as the 4th Chief Adviser of Caretaker government of Bangladesh. On 12 Janu ...

. He was in charge of the finance ministry.

Biography

Islam was born to Mirza Abdur Rashid on 23 February 1941 in Durgapur village of what is now

Sujanagar Upazila Sujanagar () is an upazila of the Pabna District of northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division. It is the home of agriculture across the district, and the Onion Capital of the country. History Sujanagar (lit. ''City of Shuja'') takes its name from th ...

, Pabna District, Bangladesh. He was one of five brothers and three sisters. He graduated from Khalilpur High School and

Dhaka College Dhaka College (), informally known as DC, is a public educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the subcontinent. It offers Honours degree, honours and Master's degree ...

. He earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in economics at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

. Then he went to the United States, where he completed a second master's in development economics from

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and earned his PhD at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

. Islam is the former chairman of the

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References

Awami League politicians Living people 1941 births Dhaka College alumni University of Dhaka alumni Williams College alumni Boston University alumni People from Sujanagar Upazila Politicians from Rajshahi Division {{Rajshahi-AL-politician-stub