AKM Fazlul Haque new Managing Director of IIFC

Mr AKM Fazlul Haque, joined Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC) as the Managing Director on Wednesday.

He was the secretary of the government of Bangladesh, according to a press release. 

Mr Haque was born in most respected Muslim Family at Barhatta Upazilla under Netrokona District on 4^th March 1965. He started his education life from a Government Primary School which was situated at his neighbouring village. He completed his SSC from Challis Kahania Hafiz Uddin High School and HSC from Netrokona Govt. College in the year of 1981 and 1983 respectively. He completed his graduation from the Dhaka University in the Department of Social Welfare under the Social Science Faculty and also completed his post-graduation in the same discipline from the Dhaka University. He also awarded by a Diploma in Education degree from the Dhaka University. Mr Haque archived another Master Degree on Public Health from the North South University.

In the year 1993, Mr Haque joined the BCS (Admin) cadre as Assistant Commissioner & Magistrate, and the same year he joined Khagrachari Hill District. He worked as Assistant Commissioner (land) at Mohalchari, Khagrachari and also at Delduar Upazila under Tangail District. As Upazila Nirbahi Officer, he worked at Gazipur Sador Upazila, under Gazipur District. He served as Senior Assistant Secretary in Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Ministry of Youth and Sports. As Deputy Secretary, he worked in the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. As Joint Secretary, he served with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and as Additional Secretary, he worked in the same Ministry and also in the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources.  As a part of Govt. duties, he travelled and took training on negotiation, capacity building, skill development from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, USA, Turkey, Malaysia, Canada, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and many other countries around the Globe.

Mr Haque joined the Ministry of Planning after being promoted to the post of Secretary on February 9, 2022 and lastly, he served successfully as a member (Secretary) of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institutions Division and Industry & Power Division until March 3, 2024.                          

IIFC is a well-known consulting Company in Bangladesh under Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance which provides Technical Assistance Services in various fields including public and private procurement and PPP transaction, research, survey, financial and economic analysis and impact assessment, training & capacity building and policy & advocacy, the release adds.