Mohammed Farashuddin

Mohammed Farashuddin
মোহাম্মদ ফরাসউদ্দিন
Farashuddin speaking at the 2nd convocation of Premier University, Chittagong.
Governor of Bangladesh Bank
In office 24 November 1998 – 22 November 2001
Preceded by	Lutfar Rahman Sarkar
Succeeded by	Fakhruddin Ahmed
Personal details
Citizenship	British India (Before 1947) Pakistan (Before 1971) Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi

Mohammed Farashuddin (born 18 April 1942) is a Bangladeshi economist who served as the seventh governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He served during 1998–2001.[1][2] He is the founder of East West University (EWU) where he was the founding vice-chancellor during 1995–1998. He is currently the chairperson of the board of trustees of the university.[3] Farashuddin also served as the private secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from 1973 to 1975.[4]

References

1. "Governors of BB". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
2. Muhammad Abdul Mazid. "Bangladesh Bank". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
3. "Chairperson, Board of Trustees". www.ewubd.edu. East West University. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
4. "Where were you on August 15, 1975: Dr Mohammed Farashuddin". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-12.