Fakhruddin Ahmed

Not to be confused with Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

Fakhruddin Ahmed
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Acting
In office 12 January 2007 – 6 January 2009
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Fazlul Haque (Acting)
Succeeded by	Hasina Wazed
Governor of Bangladesh Bank
In office October 2001 – April 2005
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Dr. Muhammad Farashuddin
Succeeded by	Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	1 May 1940 (1940-05-01) Bikrampur, British Raj (now Munshiganj, Bangladesh)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Williams College Princeton University
Religion	Sunni Islam

Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed (Bengali: ফখরুদ্দিন আহমেদ, Fokhruddin Ahmed) (born May 1, 1940) is a noted Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. He was appointed as the Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-party interim caretaker government of Bangladesh on 12 January 2007, amidst chaos in Bangladeshi politics, and remained in that post until a new election was held two years later.

Profile

Fakhruddin Ahmed, son of Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed, was born in Munshiganj, Bangladesh on May 1 1940. He studied economics at Dhaka University, where he obtained his BA (Hons) and MA in 1960 and 1961, respectively, standing first in his class both times. He subsequently received another master's degree in Development Economics from Williams College, USA, and a Doctorate in Economics from Princeton University.

He started his career as a lecturer of Economics in Dhaka University. Later, he joined the civil service of Pakistan. After the former East Pakistan declared and achieved its independence as Bangladesh in 1971, he served the government of Bangladesh until 1978. He then he joined the World Bank where he held various positions and rose to Vice President. He resigned from the World Bank in 2001 to take the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bank) in 29 November 2001. His contract expired on 30 April 2005. He then became Managing Director of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), the country's apex micro-finance organisation, beginning on 1 June 2005.

2007 interim caretaker government

Ahmed with Hamid Karzai and Pervez Musharraf at the World Economic Forum

On 12 January 2007, President Iajuddin Ahmed swore him in as Chief Adviser to the Interim Caretaker Government, after the former interim government under the President was dissolved. He is credited with bringing an end to the anarchy that had threatened to sweep the troubled nation. For a country widely perceived as one of the world's most corrupt, the most dramatic aspect of Ahmed's rule is his anti-graft campaign against the establishment. So far, more than 160 senior politicians, top civil servants and security officials have been arrested on suspicion of graft and other economic crimes. The roundup has netted former ministers from the two main political parties, including former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia and former acting prime minister Fazlul Haque.

Ahmed fainted while giving a speech at a tree-planting event on June 3, 2007, apparently due to the heat, and was hospitalized. He was released from the hospital later on the same day and said that he was well.

Following elections in 2008, a new parliament was formed, and on January 6, 2009, the interim government made way for an elected Awami League government. Ahmed has since then disappeared from public sphere.

External links

• Office of the Chief Adviser

Political offices
Preceded by Fazlul Haque Acting	Prime Minister of Bangladesh Acting 2007–2009	Succeeded by Hasina Wazed