Wahiduddin Mahmud | |
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| Adviser for Education | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024[1] | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (as Minister) |
| Adviser for Planning | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Salehuddin Ahmed (as Adviser) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1948 Noakhali, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Simeen Mahmud |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Cambridge University London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Economist |
Wahiduddin Mahmud (born 1 July 1948) is an economist from Bangladesh. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.[2][3] He is a member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. He was in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.[4]
Mahmud is a professor of economics at the University of Dhaka.[5]
- ^ "Interim government: Four new advisors sworn-in". Prothom Alo. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Four more advisors take oaths of office". bdnews24.com. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Four more advisers to interim government sworn in". The Daily Star. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Small businesses honoured". The Daily Star. May 22, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2010-05-28). "Has Bangladesh gained from its LDC status?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-27.