Muhammad Abdul Mazid

Muhammad Abdul Mazid is a retired secretary and former chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[1] He is a former chairman of the Chittagong Stock Exchange. He is the chief coordinator of the Bangladesh Diabetic Samity.[2]

Early life

Mazid was born on 12 July 1953 in Shatkhira District, East Bengal, Pakistan.[3] He did his bachelor's and master's in English literature at the University of Dhaka.[4][5] He completed his PhD in social science.[4]

Career

From 1974 to 1980, Mazid worked at Bangladesh Bank.[3]

Mazid joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1981 as an Audit and Accounts cadre.[4]

From 1994 to 2000, Mazid was the commercial counselor at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan.[4]

On 22 October 2007, Mazid was appointed the chairman of the National Board of Revenue replacing Badiur Rahman.[6] Rahman resigned from government service following his transfer to the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management before his term had ended.[7]

Mazid served till 8 April 2009 as chairman of the National Board of Revenue and was replaced by Nasiruddin Ahmed.[6] He was appointed an officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration.[8]

Mazid joined the Bangladesh Diabetic Samity as chief coordinator in December 2010.[9] In February 2014, he was elected chairman of the Chittagong Stock Exchange.[10] He was appointed a director of the exchange by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.[11] He launched a new logo for the exchange.[12]

Mazid is a director of the Centre for Governance Studies.[13] He was appointed an advisor of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh in 2023.[14] He is an advisor of A K Khan & Company.[5]

References

  1. ^ "NBR hints at cut in discretionary power of VAT, customs officials". The Daily Star. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ "Sabina Yasmin to inaugurate DCI Free Eye Camp". The Daily Star. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ a b "Profile - Muhammad Abdul Mazid". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ a b c d "MUHAMMAD ABDUL MAZID | CGS". cgs-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ a b "Muhammad Abdul Mazid - Advisor at A. K. Khan & Company". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ a b "National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh". nbr.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ "Irked ex-NBR chief retires". The Daily Star. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  8. ^ "NBR chief made OSD". The Daily Star. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ "Abdul Mazid joins diabetic samity". The Daily Star. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  10. ^ "Mazid elected CSE Chairman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. ^ "Four CSE directors elected". Dhaka Tribune. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  12. ^ "CSE new logo unveiled". Dhaka Tribune. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Board of Directors | CGS". cgs-bd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  14. ^ "IBFB appoints Dr Muhamad Abdul Mazid as new adviser". Dhaka Tribune. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.