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AMM Nasir Uddin

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AMM Nasir Uddin
এ এম এম নাসির উদ্দিন
Nasir Uddin in 2024
14th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterMuhammad Yunus (acting)
Preceded byKazi Habibul Awal
Personal details
Born (1953-07-01) 1 July 1953 (age 71)
Kutubdia, Cox's Bazar, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
ProfessionCivil Servant

AMM Nasir Uddin is a retired Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh and the current chief election commissioner of Bangladesh.[1][2] He is the former secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[3] He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.[4]

Early life

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Uddin was born in Moulvi Bari in Boroghop, Kutubdia Upazila, Cox's Bazar District.[5] His father, Taleb Ullah, was a school teacher.[5]

Career

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Uddin joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1979 as an administration cadre.[2]

Uddin was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in June 2005.[6] He was the socio economic infrastructure member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[6] He was appointed to the post eight days after the Minister, A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain, resigned.[6]

In October 2007, Uddin was a member of the Planning Commission.[7][8] He was the former secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.[8]

Uddin later served as the secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[9] He stopped the usage of Miltefosine in Bangladesh.[9] He introduced Hib vaccine in Bangladesh.[10]

Uddin retired in January 2009.[2]

Uddin was appointed chief election commissioner in November 2024.[11][12] His name was proposed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2] The four election commissions under him were Md Anwarul Islam Sarker, Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Tahmida Ahmed, and Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah.[2] He was sworn in by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed.[13]

In 2024, the Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin along with the rest of the commissioners and Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-secretary AMM Nasir Uddin made new CEC". The Business Standard. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ex-secretary Nasir Uddin made new CEC". Prothom Alo. 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "51pc households under iodine coverage: Survey". The Daily Star. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  4. ^ "Dhaka proposes FS-level meet to make SAARC functional". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  5. ^ a b "Cox's Bazar Native AMM Nasir Uddin Appointed Chief Election Commissioner » coxsbazarlife.com". 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  6. ^ a b c "AMM Nasir Uddin energy secy". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  7. ^ "Co-chairpersons, members named for 5 working groups". The Daily Star. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  8. ^ a b "NBR gets new chief, 4 more secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  9. ^ a b "Govt suspends use of Miltefosine". The Daily Star. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  10. ^ Salahuddin, Dr Tareq (2009-01-17). "Bangladesh introduces Hib vaccine". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  11. ^ "New Election Commission formed with former secy AMM Nasir Uddin as CEC". The Daily Star. 21 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Ex-secretary Nasir Uddin appointed CEC -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  13. ^ "New CEC, 4 ECs sworn in". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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