Abdul Malek () is the Chief Information Commissioner, former secretary of the Ministry of Information and commissioner of Information Commission. He was born in Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. He was the secretary of the

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. He is a former chairman of

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Early life and education

Malek was born in Sabupura village in

Bauphal Upazila Bauphal Upazila () is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal Division, Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography The area of Bauphal is 487.10 km2 and it is located in between 22°19′ and 22°36′ north latitudes and in between ...

Patuakhali District Patuakhali District (; ) is a district in south-central Bangladesh in Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. History The early history of Patuakhali is little known. In medieval times, the northern part ...

. He obtained BSS (Hons) and postgraduate degree from the Department of Public Administration, Dhaka University. He later earned an LLB degree.

Career

Malek started his career in 1986 by joining the government as an assistant commissioner after passing the

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exam. He held various posts at various district and upazila levels in Bangladesh. These include Bogra, Sirajganj, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Magura and Khulna districts. Malek served as the Deputy Commissioner of Comilla District. He had also served as the Deputy Commissioner of

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where he inaugurated a monument to

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. He also held various posts in the Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ministry of Labor and Employment and Ministry of Land. In 2010, Malek was the chairman of

. During an inspection of the authorities Chandpur District he discovered irregularities and expressed his discontentment. He has also served as the Commissioner-1 to the Local Government Department. He is a former Personal Secretary-1 to Prime Minister

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. Prior to joining the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, he was the Secretary to the Department of Local Government. He retired as Secretary on 30 December 2019. On 30 January 2020, Malek was appointed Information Commissioner with the rank of a senior secretary. In February 2022, Malek's name was proposed for commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission.

Association

Malek has served as president of Bangladesh Administrative Services Association, current president of Bangladesh Badminton Federation, syndicate member of the

University of Barisal University of Barishal (, ; also known as Barishal University or simply BU) is a public university located in Barisal, a divisional city in southern Bangladesh. It is the country's 33rd public university. The university was established in 2011 ...

Patuakhali Science and Technology University Patuakhali Science and Technology University () commonly referred to as PSTU is a public agricultural, science and technological research university located in Patuakhali in Bangladesh. It was established as Patuakhali Agricultural College in ...

and senate member of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malek, Abdul Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Bangladeshi civil servants People from Bauphal Upazila University of Dhaka alumni Living people Chief Information Commissioners of Bangladesh Information Commissioners of Bangladesh 21st-century Bangladeshi civil servants Civil servants from Patuakhali District