Lifesketch of Finance Advisor

A brief lifesketch of Finance Advisor

I.	Personal data
	Name	:	A.B.MIRZA MD. AZIZUL ISLAM
	Gender	:	Male
	Date of birth	:	23 February 1941
	Marital Status	:	Married
	Address	:	House-3, Road-29, Sector-7 Uttara Model Town, Dhaka-1230 Bangladesh. Tel: 88-02-891 6435 Mobile: 01199-810 383

II.	Educational Qualifications:
1980	Ph.D in Economics, Boston University, Boston, USA.
1975	M.A in Development Economics, Williams College, Williamstown (Massachusetts), USA.
1961	M.A in Economics, Dhaka University.
1960	B.A (Honours) in Economics, Dhaka University

III.	Work Experience
1962-64	Lecturer, Dhaka University
1964	Joined the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP)
1967-68	Sub-Divisional Officer, Narayangonj
1968-69	Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Chakwal, Jhelum District, West Pakistan. 1969-70 Director (Projects), West Pakistan Agricultural Development Corporation, Lahore, West Pakistan.
1970-72	Deputy Secretary, Finance, Government of East Pakistan/ Bangladesh.
1972-74	Deputy Commissioner, Mymensingh.
1980-82	Joint Secretary, Establishment Division, Government of Bangladesh.
1982-86	Economic Affairs/ Senior Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations, ESCAP, Bangkok.
1987-92	Chief, Developing Economic Section, United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, New York.
1993-2001	Director, Research and Policy Analysis Division, United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok.
2002-2003	Consultant to UNCTAD, World Bank and Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Nov 2003 to Feb 2006	Chairman, Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission.
Apr 2006 to Nov 2006	Chairman, Board of Directors, Sonali Bank.
13 January 07	Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Planning, Commerce, and Posts & Telecommunications.