M. Mokammel Haq

M. Mokammel Haq
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationsEx-chairperson, Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme, Retired Director General of Export Promotion Bureau and independent director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited
ParentMohammad Mozammel Haq

Mohammad Mokammel Haq is a retired secretary and former chairperson of the Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme.[1][2] He is the former chairman of the Board of Investment with the rank and status of a government minister.[3] He is the chairperson of Kabi Mozammel Haque Foundation.[1] He is an independent director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited.[4]

Haq is a former director general of the Export Promotion Bureau.[5][6]

Early life

Haq's father was Mohammad Mozammel Haq, a poet.[7] He did his bachelors and masters at the University of Dhaka in 1956 and 1957 respectively.[8] He was a classmate of Abul Maal Abdul Muhith.[9]

Career

As Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet District, Haq provided funding to Ushashi journal of Murari Chand College, founded by Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, in 1968.[7] He worked on relief operations during the 1970 Bhola cyclone.[10]

From 1970 to 1974, Haq was the Director General of the Integrated Rural Development Programme.[8][11] From 1974 to 1975, he was the secretary of the Ministry of Education.[8][12] From 1975 to 1980, Haq was the Vice-Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau.[8] From 1977 to 1980, he was a director of Rupali Bank Limited.[13] In 1985, he was a director of food production and rural development at the Commonwealth Secretariat.[14]

From 1986 to 1990, Haq was the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Land.[8] Following the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, he was appointed Zonal coordinator and co-chairman of the Chittagong Coordination Cell.[15][16] He coordinated relief operations with the United States military detachment sent to Bangladesh.[15]

Haq established Halima Khatun Girl's High School in 1993.[8] From 1994 to 1995, he was the chairman of the Board of Investment.[8] He was a member of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[17] From 1997 to 1998, he was the Chairman of Janata Insurance Company Limited.[13]

From 1999 to 2001, Haq was the chairman of the Board of Investment.[8]

Haq became the President of the Commonwealth Society of Bangladesh in 2015.[8]

In 2018, several intelligence agencies identified Haq as being involved with the narcotics trade.[18] He was appointed an independent director of Mutual Trust Bank Limited.[13] He is a former director of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited.[19]

Haq is a member of the Bangladesh Economic Association, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Bangla Academy, and Underprivileged Childrens Educational Program.[8][20] He is an advisor of Sydney International School.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr. M. Mokammel Haque – Best Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh". www.ucepbd.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Dua mahfil for ex-finance minister Muhith held in Dhaka". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  3. ↑ Making Globalisation Wk V1. Commonwealth Secretariat. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-903431-01-6.
  4. ↑ "MTB Dhaka Town Hall 2020 held". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  5. ↑ Asian Almanac. V.T. Sambandan. 1977. p. 8083.
  6. ↑ Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East. Weekly supplement. 1976. p. 20.
  7. 1 2 "Brig Gen (Retd) Asrarul Haque: Missing you my friend!". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "M. Mokammel Haque: Positions, Relations and Network - MarketScreener". ca.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  9. ↑ "'One of the most successful finance ministers'". The Daily Star. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  10. ↑ Kent, R. C. (1987). Anatomy of Disaster Relief: The International Network in Action. Pinter Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-86187-294-7.
  11. ↑ Ekāḍemī, Bāṃlādeśa Pallī Unnaẏana (1977). Integrated Rural Development Program in Comilla District: An Evaluation. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development.
  12. ↑ A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. 1975. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-11-580169-3.
  13. 1 2 3 "Mokammel Haque made Independent Director of MTB". Daily Sun. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  14. ↑ First Consultative Meeting on Post Harvest Losses in the Caribbean, 19-24 July 1981, UWI Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Food Production & Rural Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat. 1985. p. 72.
  15. 1 2 Smith, Charles Richard (1995). Angels from the Sea: Relief Operations in Bangladesh, 1991. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-16-048458-2.
  16. ↑ Seiple, Chris (1996). The U.S. Military/NGO Relationship in Humanitarian Interventions. Peacekeeping Institute, Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army College. p. 202.
  17. ↑ Braun, Joachim Von (1995-01-01). Employment for Poverty Reduction and Food Security. Intl Food Policy Res Inst. pp. xv. ISBN 978-0-89629-332-8.
  18. ↑ "Big fish get away, small ones die". The Daily Star. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  19. ↑ "Mokammel appointed MTB Director | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  20. ↑ "Leadership & Governance – Best Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh". www.ucepbd.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  21. ↑ "Sydney International School". www.sis.edu.bd. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
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