Sharifa Khan is a Bangladeshi retired civil bureaucrat and the second female secretary at

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, Ministry of finance Bangladesh from 17 July 2022 to 23 November 2024. Prior to the current position, she was a member of the Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institute Division of the

Bangladesh Planning Commission Bangladesh Planning Commission (; denoted as PC) is the economic public policy institution of the Government of Bangladesh. The Planning Commission undertakes research studies and policy development initiatives for the growth of national econom ...

. In addition to the above-mentioned posts, she held Additional Secretary (Development) of Bangladesh Commerce Ministry and adjunct faculty, Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.

Early life and education

Sharifa khan was born in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district. After completed her Bachelor (Honors) and master's degrees in economics from Dhaka University she joined Bangladesh Civil service with 9th Batch at 26 January 1991. She completed her 2nd Masters in Development Economics from

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Career

Khan served as director at WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce in 2012. Khan served as a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017. Apart from that, she worked in Ministry of Agriculture,

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(BPATC) and Dhaka Deputy Commissioner's Office. In 2020, Khan was the additional secretary (development) of the Ministry of Commerce. She argued against a free trade agreement with China. She is an ex-officio director of

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. Khan is a member of the Planning Commission. She is serving as secretary at the

. She promoted to Senior Secretary on 30 October 2023. She appointed as Alternate Executive Director of World Bank on 10 March 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sharifa Living people Bangladeshi civil servants Bangladeshi women civil servants University of Dhaka alumni Australian National University alumni People from Tangail District Politicians from Dhaka Division Year of birth missing (living people)