Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem
Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem | |
|---|---|
| Senior Secretary, Internal Resources Division and Chairman, National Board of Revenue | |
| In office 6 January 2020 – 14 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan |
| Succeeded by | Md Abdur Rahman Khan |
| Senior Secretary Energy and Mineral Resources Division | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 5 January 2020 | |
| Minister | Nasrul Hamid (State Minister) |
| Preceded by | Nazimuddin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Md. Anisur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1961 Sirajganj Sadar, Sirajganj District, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | Laila Jesmin |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Government official |
Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem is a retired Bangladeshi government official who served as Senior Secretary of Internal Resources Division and the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue and a director of Bangladesh Bank from 6 January 2020 to 14 August 2024.[1][2]
Early life
Muneem was born in Sirajganj District.[3] He did his undergraduate and graduate studies in geology at the University of Dhaka.[3][4] He has a Master of Business Administration from Northern University, Bangladesh.[3] He is married to Laila Jesmin.[5][6]
Career
Muneem started his career in the Bangladesh Civil Service on 21 January 1986 as an administration cadre and worked as an upazila nirbahi officer.[3][7]
Muneem has also worked as additional district magistrate and divisional commissioner of Barisal Division.[3] He had served as the chairman of Gas Transmission Company Limited and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.[7]
Muneem served as the senior secretary in the Energy and Mineral Resources Division till January 2020.[3] On 6 January 2020, he was appointed chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[8] He replaced Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.[9]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, a murder case was filed against Muneem by Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Mohammad Zaman Hossain Khan over the death of a protestor in July 2024.[10]
References
- ↑ "Board of directors". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Abdur Rahman Khan appointed new NBR chairman". The Business Standard. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chairman's profile". National Board of Revenue. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Abu Hena Muneem made new NBR chairman". UNB. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Online Form". erp.bpatc.org.bd. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "NBR gets new chairman". The Daily Star. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- 1 2 "Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem new NBR chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Home :: Dhaka University". du.ac.bd. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Muneem appointed NBR chair". New Age. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Rahman, Arifur (11 November 2024). "53 former secretaries made accused in attempt to a murder case". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.