Kamal Uddin Ahmed
Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Assumed office
8 December 2022
Appointed byPresident of Bangladesh
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byNasima Begum
Full time Member
National Human Rights Commission
In office
22 September 2019 – 23 September 2022
Preceded byMd. Nazrul Islam
Succeeded bySelim Reza
Secretary
Ministry of Home Affairs
In office
14 February 2017 – 27 August 2017
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byDr. Md Mozammel Haque Khan
Succeeded byMostafa Kamal Uddin
Personal details
Born (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Kamal Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi retired government official who is currently serving as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission.[1][2] He is the former Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[3]

Career

Kamal Uddin Ahmed joined BCS Administration cadre in 1986 as Assistant Commissioner.

He served as the deputy secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology.[4]

Ahmed was promoted to joint secretary from deputy secretary and stationed as the deputy secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[5] In 2010, Ahmed placed Non-Governmental Organizations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts under government surveillance.[6] Ahmed as Additional Home Secretary oversaw the joint survey with India of border lands to solve the adversely possessed land issue between the two countries.[7] He led a 12-member Bangladeshi delegation in a meeting with an Indian delegation following the Border shooting of Felani Khatun.[8]

In 2013, Ahmed was the additional secretary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.[9]

Ahmed was transferred from his post of the Additional Home Secretary to the acting secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2015.[10]

In December 2016, Ahmed was appointed the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs replacing Mozammel Haque Khan.[11] He was then the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[11]

In August 2017, Ahmed was made Member Secretary of the Bangladesh Planning Commission replacing Mustafa Kamal Uddin who was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs replacing Ahmed.[12]

In September 2019, Ahmed was appointed Full Time Member of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh under Chairman Nasima Begum.[13] His appointment was criticized by the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions which described it as a flawed selection.[13]

In December 2022, Ahmed was appointed Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh with pay and privilege of a judge of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[14] He defended the track record of the commission investigating law enforcement and enforced disappearance while highlighting the limitations of the commission.[15]

Ahmed met the European Union election exploratory mission in July 2023 ahead of the 2024 general elections in Bangladesh to discuss the human rights situation in Bangladesh.[16] He described sanctions by the United States on Rapid Action Battalion for human rights violations as "politically motivated".[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Former secy Kamal appointed new NHRC chairman". Prothom Alo. 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Kamal Uddin Ahmed's schedule for 2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights". 2019unforumbhr.sched.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Mass awareness must for protecting wildlife". The Daily Star. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  4. ↑ "New SME helpline centre launched". The Daily Star. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Names of promoted government officials". The Daily Star. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  6. ↑ Arzu, Alpha (2010-07-03). "NGOs in CHT under surveillance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  7. ↑ Rahman, M. (2011-05-24). "Enclave survey to be done by mid-June". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  8. ↑ "India regrets Felani killing". The Daily Star. 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  9. ↑ "Digital certificate for government offices". The Daily Star. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  10. ↑ "Kamal made acting forests secretary". The Daily Star. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  11. 1 2 "Kamal made home secretary". The Daily Star. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  12. ↑ "9 secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  13. 1 2 "[ANNI Statement] Bangladesh: Another Flawed Selection Process for National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh". FORUM-ASIA. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  14. ↑ "Ex-secretary Kamal made new NHRC chairman". Dhaka Tribune. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Tithi, Naznin (2023-08-30). "'NHRC can't directly investigate cases involving law enforcers'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  16. ↑ "Run-up to polls: EU team talks with NHRC on rights situation". The Daily Star. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  17. ↑ "US sanctions on RAB might be politically motivated: NHRC". The Business Standard. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
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