Akbar Ali Khan (economist)

Akbar Ali Khan
আকবর আলি খান
Born1944 (1944)
Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died8 September 2022(2022-09-08) (aged 77–78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
EducationPhD
Alma mater
OccupationEconomist

Akbar Ali Khan (1944 – 8 September 2022)[1] was a Bangladeshi economist and educationist who served as a bureaucrat until 2001.[2] He was a sub-divisional officer of Habiganj during the Bangladesh Liberation War when he decided to join the war. Later he served as an official of the Mujibnagar Government. After independence, he rejoined the civil service and reached the highest post of Cabinet Secretary. In the meanwhile, he also worked as a university teacher. Towards the end of 2006, he became one of the advisers of the Caretaker Government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed. He resigned along with three other advisers, namely, Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, C M Shafi Sami and Sultana Kamal on the grounds of dissatisfaction with President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed caretaker government. According to them, there was no scope to contribute in the caretaker government to create a congenial atmosphere for holding a free and fair election.[3] In October 2007, the Government of Bangladesh constituted a Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) with him as the chair.

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