Bangladeshi civil servant
Lokman Hossain Miah
Lokman in 2021
Assumed office 4 September 2022Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina In office 5 April 2021 – 14 June 2022Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Succeeded by Dr. Muhammad Anwar Hossain Howlader
Born (1963-06-15 ) 15 June 1963 (age 61) Gournadi Upazila, Barisal District, East Pakistan, PakistanNationality Bangladeshi Alma mater University of Dhaka
Lokman Hossain Miah is a civil servant and current executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority .[ 1] [ 2] He is the former Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute .[ 3] He is the former Senior Secretary of the Health Services Division at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare .[ 4]
Early life
Miah was born on 15 June 1963 in Gournadi Upazila , Barisal District , East Pakistan , Pakistan .[ 5] [ 6] He got his Master's in History from the University of Dhaka .[ 5]
Career
In 1986, Miah joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as an admin cadre.[ 5]
Miah was the deputy director of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training in 2007.[ 7]
In 2010 and 2011, Miah was the Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh District .[ 8] [ 9]
Hossain served as director of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment .[ 6] He is a former general manager of Jiban Bima Corporation .[ 6] He is a former board member of Bangladesh Power Development Board .[ 6] He was the secretary of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board .[ 6] He is a former Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping .[ 10]
Hossain was the Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute .[ 11]
On 5 April 2021, Miah was appointed Secretary of the Health Services Division at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh .[ 6] He replaced Abdul Mannan who was infected with COVID-19.[ 12] He was promoted to senior secretary in June.[ 6]
On 23 August 2022, Miah's retirement was postponed.[ 5] He was appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority in September for a three-year term.[ 5] [ 13] He replaced Md Sirazul Islam.[ 13] He is the chairman of National Advisory Board for Impact Investment in Bangladesh.[ 14]
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