Md Sayedur Rahman

Md Sayedur Rahman
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 November 2024
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
In office 28 August 2024 – 4 December 2024
Preceded by	Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq
Succeeded by	Md. Shahinul Alam
Personal details
Alma mater	Chittagong Medical College

Md Sayedur Rahman is a Bangladeshi physician and former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[1] In November 2024, he became the special assistant (status equivalent to a minister of state) to the chief adviser of the Interim government of Bangladesh.[2][3] He was given executive power over the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[4][5] Prior to this appointment, he served as the chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at BSMMU.[6][7]

Education

He completed his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) from Notre Dame College, Dhaka and MBBS from Chittagong Medical College.[8]

References

1. "Sayedur Rahman new VC of BSMMU". Daily Sun. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
2. "CA appoints 3 new special assistants with state ministerial rank". The Daily Star. 11 November 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12.
3. "3 special assistants appointed to ministries of home affairs, health and education". The Business Standard. 11 November 2024.
4. "অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা কর্তৃক বর্ণিত ব্যক্তিবর্গকে প্রতিমন্ত্রীর পদমর্যাদায় বিশেষ সহকারী হিসেবে নিয়োগদান" (PDF). Cabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). 2024-11-10.
5. "CA appoints three special assistants to aid home, health, education advisers". Prothom Alo. 2024-11-11.
6. "Prof Sayedur Rahman appointed as BSMMU VC". Dhaka Tribune. 27 August 2024.
7. "Sayedur Rahman to become new VC of BSMMU". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
8. বঙ্গবন্ধু মেডিকেলের নতুন উপাচার্য সায়েদুর রহমান. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 27 August 2024.