Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah
6th Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission
Assumed office
10 March 2021
Appointed byMohammad Abdul Hamid
PresidentMohammad Abdul Hamid
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byIqbal Mahmood
Personal details
Born (1959-08-18) 18 August 1959
Comilla District, East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
ProfessionFormer Senior Secretary
Websitewww.acc.org.bd

Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah is a Bangladeshi civil servant and chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[1][2] During his term Anti-Corruption Commission officials raised complaints against the top management of the commission coming from Bangladesh Civil Service and operating under different rules from regular staff of the commission.[3]

Early life

Abdullah was born in 1959 in Comilla District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4] He completed his undergraduate and masters in soil sciences from the University of Dhaka.[5]

Career

Abdullah joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1983 as an administration cadre.[5][6] He first posting was as magistrate.[7]

Abdullah had served as the assistant private secretary to the Chief Adviser of the caretaker government of Bangladesh, Fakhruddin Ahmed.[7]

In May 2009, Abdullah was appointed director general of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and served there till May 2010.[7] Abdullah served as the divisional commissioner of Dhaka Division from 2010 to 2012.[5][8][9] He was then appointed the Secretary at the Ministry of Industries.[5][10]

From 2014 to 2016, Abdullah was the secretary at the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[5][11]

From 2016 to 2018, Abdullah served as the senior secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture.[5][12]

In July 2019, Abdullah was made the chairperson of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation.[5][13] He served in the Syndicate Board of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Jahangirnagar University, and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.[5] He is a former general secretary of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association.[5]

Abdullah was appointed one of the commissioners and subsequently made the chairman of the Bangladesh Anti Commission on 3 March 2021 with the rank and status of a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.[14] He replaced Iqbal Mahmood as chairman.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Moinuddin Abdullah new ACC chief". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Former secretary Moinuddin Abdullah named new ACC chairman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. ↑ Zahid, Selim. "Anti-Corruption Commission dominated by admin officers". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Moinuddin Abdullah new ACC chairman, Jahurul Haque commissioner". The Business Standard. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Mr. Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah" (PDF). Anti Corruption Commission. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "PKSF gets new managing director". The Daily Star. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. 1 2 3 "Moinuddin Abdullah new ACC chief". The Daily Star. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Six get Dhaka Zila Victory Day award". The Daily Star. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  9. ↑ "Gold Cup football". The Daily Star. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  10. ↑ "HC issues contempt rule against 4 secys, Rajuk boss". The Daily Star. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  11. ↑ "Big reshuffle in civil admin". The Daily Star. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  12. ↑ "Agriculture Minister, key stakeholders praise progress of Golden Rice in Bangladesh". CGIAR. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  13. ↑ "PKSF Managing Director Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah visits YPSA activities". ypsa.org. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  14. ↑ "Moinuddin Abdullah made new ACC chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  15. ↑ "Moinuddin Abdullah new ACC chief". banglanews24.com. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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