Salehuddin Ahmed (economist)

Salehuddin Ahmed
সালেহউদ্দিন আহমেদ
Adviser for Finance
Assumed office
9 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAbul Hassan Mahmood Ali (as Minister)
Adviser for Science and Technology
Assumed office
22 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byYeafesh Osman (as Minister)
Adviser for Commerce
In office
16 August 2024 – 10 November 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAhasanul Islam Titu (as Minister of State)
Succeeded bySheikh Bashir Uddin
Adviser for Planning
In office
9 August 2024 – 16 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAbdus Salam
Succeeded byWahiduddin Mahmud
Governor of the Bangladesh Bank
In office
30 April 2005 – 1 May 2009
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Preceded byFakhruddin Ahmed
Succeeded byAtiur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1949-10-08) 8 October 1949 (age 75)
Nazirabazar, Bengal, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPhD
Alma materDhaka College
Dhaka Collegiate School

Salehuddin Ahmed (born 1949) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.[1][2] He is a professor of BRAC University.[3] He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "DR SALEHUDDIN AHMED, Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University and Former Governor of the Bangladesh Bank". ICE Business Times. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Lessons from Sri Lanka on politics and economy". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ Hassan, Sohrab; Galib, Rafsan (29 May 2022). "Interest rates and dollar exchange rates must not be fixed". Prothomalo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.