Muzaffar Ahmed (economist)
Appearance
Muzaffar Ahmad | |
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মোজাফ্ফর আহমেদ | |
Born | |
Died | 22 May 2012 | (aged 76)
Resting place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Academic career | |
Institution | University of Dhaka |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Muzaffar Ahmad (27 March 1936 – 22 May 2012) was a Bangladeshi economist and an emeritus professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka.[1] He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He was also the Chairman of the Trustee Board of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).[2] Ahmed was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2008.[3]
Ahmed was also associated with an organization called "Sushashoner Jonno Nagarik", popularly called "Sujon," which promotes good governance.[3] He was also one of the most prominent environmentalists in Bangladesh.
Books[edit]
- Ahmed, Muzaffar; Sobhan, Rehman (1980). Public enterprise in an intermediate regime: a study in the political economy of Bangladesh. Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. OCLC 773118575.
- Ahmed, Muzaffer (1981). Organizational framework, institutional relationships and management of public industrial enterprises: conference proceedings. New York: United Nations Industrial Development Organization. OCLC 10426398.
- Ahmed, Muzaffer (2002). Investing in ourselves: giving and fund raising in Bangladesh. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank. ISBN 9789715614498.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Prof Muzaffer Ahmad passes away". bdnews24.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Dhaka still on bottom rung of graft index". Financial Express. October 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Prof Muzaffar laid to rest". Financial Express. May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
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- 1936 births
- 2012 deaths
- 20th-century Bangladeshi economists
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
- Academic staff of the University of Dhaka
- University of Chicago alumni
- Burials at Azimpur Graveyard
- Comilla Victoria Government College alumni
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