Muhammad Abdul Mannan

Abdul Mannan
Abdul Mannan
এম. এ. মান্নান
	Mannan in 2018
Minister of Planning
	In office; 7 January 2019 – 10 January 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Mustafa Kamal
Succeeded by	Abdus Salam
Minister of State for Finance
	In office; 14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Preceded by	Shah M. Abul Hussain
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament; for Sunamganj-3
	In office; 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury
Personal details
Born	16 February 1946 (age 78); Dungria, Assam Province, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

Muhammad Abdul Mannan (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Minister of Planning of Bangladesh from 2019 to 2024.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Abdul Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria, Sunamganj, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India. He finished his O-level at the PAF Public School Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan. He graduated from the University of Dhaka.^[3]

Career

In 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Kishorgonj District, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary (Political) in Ministry of Home Affairs, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva.^[3]

In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from Sunamganj-3. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of Finance on 12 January 2014. He was also made the State Minister of Planning in April 2014.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Dhaka urges Saarc to focus on economic growth". The Daily Star. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "State Minister of Finance". erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "M.A. Mannan -এম এ মান্নান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[1] "Dhaka urges Saarc to focus on economic growth". The Daily Star. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[2] "47-member new cabinet announced". The Daily Star. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[:0-3] "State Minister of Finance". erd.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[4] "M.A. Mannan -এম এ মান্নান Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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