Mozammel Haque Khan
Commissioner
Anti-Corruption Commission
In office
2 July 2018 – 2 July 2023
Appointed byPresident of Bangladesh
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byDr. Nasiruddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMst. Asia Khatun
Senior Secretary
Ministry of Public Administration
In office
6 December 2016 – 30 June 2018
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byDr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury
Succeeded byFaiz Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1959-11-01) 1 November 1959
Madaripur District
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
ProfessionGovernment service

Md Mozammel Haque Khan is the former Senior Secretary and the former Commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission.[1][2] He is the Chief National Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts[3] and President of Bangladesh Karate Federation.[4][5]

Early life

Khan was born on 3 November 1959 in Panchkhola Union, Madaripur District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4][6] In 1974 and 1976, Khan graduated from United Islamia Government High School and Dhaka College.[4] He completed his bachelor's degree and masters from University of Dhaka in social sciences.[4][6] He completed his Doctor of Science from Cairo Demographic Center.[4] He completed his Ph.D. in Public Administration.[4]

Career

Khan joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982 as an administration cadre.[4] In 2001, Khan was a director at the Prime Minister's Office.[7] He was the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Jhenaidah District. Khan served as personal secretary to President Iajuddin Ahmed in 2007.[7][8] In 2008, Khan was the Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Education.[9]

In 2009, Khan was promoted to Secretary of Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.[4][10] He went on to work at the Ministry of Communication,[11] Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Planning Ministry, and Energy and Mineral Resources Division.[4] He was also the Secretary of the Roads and Railway Division.[12] In 2014, Khan was promoted to Senior Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs.[4][13] He is a former director of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.[7] In 2016, Khan was appointed Senior Secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration.[6] He replaced Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury.[7]

Khan was made a commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission in July 2018 replacing Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed.[4][14][6]

On 11 June 2023, Khan was replaced by Mst. Asia Khatun, former Secretary of Bangladesh Public Service Commission.[15]

Scouting

He was awarded the second highest award of Bangladesh Scouts 'Silver Hilsa' in 2004 and the highest award of Bangladesh Scouts 'Silver Tiger' in 2008 for his role and special contribution in scouting activities. He also received The Bharat Scouts and Guides' highest award 'Silver Elephant' and Philippine Scouts' 'Bronze Tamaru' award in 2015.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ Express, The Financial. "Mozammel Haque Khan becomes ACC commissioner". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ↑ "ACC identifies 14 sources of corruption in land ports". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ↑ Desk, Metro (2008-10-09). "350 Rover scouts, leaders to join 6th SAF Scout Camp". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Profile" (PDF). acc.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Peace Message from Chief National Commissioner of Bangladesh Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Khan who is also Senior Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". www.scout.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Mozammel Haque appointed as new ACC commissioner". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Mozammel Haque appointed secretary of public administration". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 974". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  9. ↑ Bss, Dhaka (2008-05-14). "President visits ailing education secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-08-04). "19 officers promoted to secretary rank". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  11. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-11-03). "Dhaka Mass Transit Authority to be formed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  12. ↑ Bss, Dhaka (2010-11-23). "Tender for elevated expressway today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  13. ↑ jagonews24.com. "Govt. to ensure lifetime security for Bangabandhu`s family". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ "ACC smells graft in 11 sectors of WASA. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  15. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2023-06-13). "Asia Khatun appointed ACC commissioner". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  16. ↑ timetouchnews.com. "আবুল কালাম আজাদ সভাপতি ও ড. মোজাম্মেল হক খান সিএনসি পুনর্নিবাচিত". www.timetouchnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  17. ↑ "বাংলাদেশ স্কাউটস". www.scouts.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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