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Md. Mahbub Hossain

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Md. Mahbub Hossain
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Md. Mahbub Hossain (born 13 October 1964) is a retired Bangladesh civil servant and former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.[1][2] Prior to this position, he was Senior Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.[3][4] He also served as the chairperson of Titas Gas[5] and Gas Transmission Company Limited.[6] He served as the chairman of Omera LPG as nominee of MJL Bangladesh Limited.[7] He served as a director of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited.[8]

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Early life

Hossain was born on 13 October 1965 in Patarchar, Muladi Upazila, Barisal District.[9] In 1979, Hossain completed his S.S.C from Barisal Residential Model College which was converted to Barishal Cadet College.[9] He completed his H.S.C from Brojomohun College, Barisal two years later.[9] He completed his undergraduate and masters in sociology from the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1985.[9] He did an M.B.A. from the University of North London and a Master in Gender and Development from the University of Melbourne, Australia.[9]

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Hossain joined the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 December 1989 in 1986 batch.[9]

Hossain was a Trainer of the National Academy for Planning and Development.[9] He was a former Deputy Chief in charge of gender affairs at the Health Economics Unit.[9] He was a former director of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust.[9] He was a former Secretary of the Dhaka South City Corporation.[9] He also served in the Prime Minister's Office.[9]

Hossain was promoted to Senior Secretary on 31 December 2019.[9] He served in the Ministry of Education as secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division.[9]

In December 2021, Hossain was appointed as a Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources replacing Anisur Rahman who went on retirement.[3][9]

Hossain was the vice-president of the Dhaka University Sociology Alumni Association and a member of the Australia Alumni Association Bangladesh.[9] He was a member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[10] He was the chairperson of Gas Transmission Company Limited.[11]

In April 2022, Hossain met Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to discuss the supply of natural gas to garment factories.[12] He inaugurated Kailashtilla Gas Field of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited in 2022.[13]

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