Ayub Quadri (born March 16, 1946) is a former advisor for the ministries of

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and Cultural Affairs to the interim Government of Bangladesh that assumed power on January 11, 2007. After serving as an advisor for 11 months, he resigned from the post over a scandal concerning artifact theft.

Early life

Born in

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

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, Quadri completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Arts in English literature from

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

in 1966. He obtained another master's degree in public affairs from

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, US in 1983.

Career

Quadri joined the then

Pakistan Civil Service The Central Superior Services (CSS; or Civil Service) is a permanent elite civil service authority and the civil service that is responsible for running the bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet of ...

(CSP) in 1969 and served the government of

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and Bangladesh in different capacities for 36 years. His major portfolios as secretary of the government included Rural Development and Cooperative Division, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management,

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, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Industries. Quadri also served as Chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) and Director General of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB). He retired from the government service in 2005. Quadri was appointed an advisor to the

interim Government of Bangladesh An interim government led by Muhammad Yunus was formed on 8 August 2024 in Bangladesh, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 amid nationwide student and public protests against the government. Following the ...

headed 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 ...

on January 16, 2007. He was given the responsibility for the

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, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education as well as the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. His house came into attack of angry protesters seeking withdrawal of the state of emergency on August 21, 2007. On December 26, 2007 Quadri resigned from his position amid an inquiry into the theft of two rare archaeological artifacts. The antiques were lost while being boarded in a Paris-bound plane at the

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, which was waiting to fly a consignment of

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from Bangladesh for an exhibition at the

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in Paris.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quadri, Ayub 1946 births Living people Politicians from Chittagong Bangladeshi civil servants University of Dhaka alumni University of Connecticut alumni Advisers of caretaker governments of Bangladesh