Muhammad Abdul Mannan

M. A. Mannan (born 16 February 1946) is a Bangladeshi politician, diplomat and bureaucrat and the incumbent Minister of Planning of Bangladesh.[1][2]

M. A. Mannan
এম. এ. মান্নান
Mannan in 2018
Minister of Planning
Assumed office
7 January 2019
Preceded byMustafa Kamal
State Minister of Finance
In office
14 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Preceded byShah M. Abul Hussain
Member of Parliament
for Sunamganj-3
Assumed office
6 January 2009
Preceded byShahinur Pasha Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1946-02-16) 16 February 1946
Sylhet, Assam Province, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Murari Chand College

Early life

Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Assam, British India. He finished his O-level at the PAF Public School Sargodha. 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]

Personal life

Mannan is married to Zolekha Mannan, a college professor. His son is settled in the United Kingdom and his daughter is settled in the United States.[3]

References
  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. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  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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