Siddique Zobair

Siddique Zobair is a Bangladeshi civil servant and former secretary of the Ministry of Education.^[1][2][3] He is a former member of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority.^[4][5]

Early life

Zobair did his master"s in petroleum management at the University of Alberta.^[6]

Career

In 1996, Zobair worked on the National Energy Policy.^[6] He worked on the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Act, 2003.^[6]

In 2015, Zobair was joint secretary of the Power Division and convener of the technical negotiation committee of 200MW solar park in Teknaf project.^[7]

Zobair retired from government service on 1 January 2020 as an additional secretary.^[6] He was a member of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.^[8][6]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Zobair was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Education in October 2024 replacing Sheikh Abdur Rashid.^[9] Under Zobair, at least 30 out of 47 Vice-Chancellors, along with 18 Pro-Vice-Chancellors and treasurers from 40 appointments, were given those with affiliations with teacher organisations associated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.^[10] He is a member of the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.^[11] He is a member of the governing body of the National Defence College.^[12] He is a trustee board member of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.^[13]

He was removed from the post after student protests following the Air Force jet crash at Dhaka's Milestone School and College.^[14][15]