Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan () is a Bangladeshi economist and retired civil servant. He has been serving as

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for the

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges () is a Government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi government Ministry (collective executive), ministry which is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ...

, Ministry of Railways, and Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.

Early life and education

Khan was born in Harispur Union in the island of

Sandwip Sandwip (, ) is an island located in the southeastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chittagong District. Along with the island of Urir Char and Bhasan Char, this is part of Sandwip Upazila. Description Sandwip is located in the north-east of the ...

, under

Chittagong District Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographical location, Chittagong is classified as a s ...

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

. He completed his

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in Economics from

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 ...

in 1976. He earned his Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Doctorate in Economics from

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in 1987 and 1989 respectively.

Career

Khan joined the

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in 1979. After finishing his PhD at Boston University, he joined UMASS Boston as faculty before returning to government service at the NBR. Subsequently he was a Professor of the department of Economics at

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from 1992 to 1995. Dr. Khan was the first CEO of the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) and served from 1998 to 2007. He served as Secretary of the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources from 2007 to 2009 and retired from government service that year.

Advisor to the Interim government of Bangladesh

Khan is currently an advisor to the Interim government of Bangladesh by

Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entrepreneur, and civil society leader who has been serving as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Muhammad Yunus, interim Yunus ministry, g ...

. He is in charge of 3 ministries.

Books

* ''Financing Large Projects: Using Project Finance Techniques and Practices'' (2003) * ''Win-How Public Entrepreneurship Can Transform the Developing World'' (2021) * ''Investment Incentives and Tobin's "Q": Experience in the Ready-made Garment Industry in Bangladesh'' (1989)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabir Khan, Muhammad Fouzul Living people Bangladeshi economists Bangladeshi civil servants Bangladeshi educators Yunus interim government advisors Year of birth missing (living people) People from Sandwip Upazila