The government has extended the tenure of Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder as the Finance Secretary for an additional year on a contractual basis. A gazette notification regarding this appointment was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday.
Mr. Mozumder has been serving as the Finance Secretary since August 23, 2023. Prior to assuming this role, he served as the Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
According to the Ministry of Public Administration notification, his appointment has been made by suspending his post-retirement leave (PRL) and other related benefits for one year from the date of his joining. A primary condition of the appointment is that, upon joining, he must sever any working ties with other professions, businesses, or government, semi-government, and private institutions or organizations.
Mr. Mozumder succeeded Fatima Yasmin as Finance Secretary after she departed in August 2023 to assume the position of Vice-President at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), at which point Mr. Mozumder was serving at the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. Before being elevated to a secretary, he worked as an Additional Secretary in the Macroeconomics Wing of the Finance Division.
A brilliant bureaucrat from the 11th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) administration cadre, Mr. Mozumder began his career in 1993. Later, he served in various capacities at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as a BCS (Customs and Excise) cadre official.
Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Mozumder has successfully served as Finance Secretary under multiple political administrations, including the Awami League government, the interim government, and the BNP government.
On the academic front, Mr. Mozumder earned his PhD in Government (Political Economy) from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. He also completed his Master of Arts in Political Economy from McGill University in Canada.
