Anisur Rahman (election commissioner)

Anisur Rahman (born 31 December 1962) is a Bangladeshi former civil servant and one of the four incumbent Election Commissioners of Bangladesh.[1][2]

Anisur Rahman
আনিছুর রহমান
Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
Assumed office
26 February 2022
PresidentAbdul Hamid
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Personal details
Born (1962-12-31) 31 December 1962
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
ProfessionCivil Servant

Early life and education

Rahman was born on 31 December 1962 in Shariatpur. He passed SSC from Chandpur Hasan Ali Government High School and HSC from Chandpur Government College and obtained his bachelor's and master's degree from Dhaka University.[3][4]

Career

Anisur joined the Cadre Service on 15 February 1988 as a member of the 1985 batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Cadre.[3]

During Rahman's career he served in various levels of administration including Assistant Commissioner, Upazila Executive Officer, Additional District Magistrate and various duties in Upazila and District.[3] He held various posts in the Cabinet Department, Local Government Department, Finance Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.[3]

Rahman was the Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs from April 4, 2018 to January 4, 2020. He joined the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources as Secretary on 5 January 2020 and has been the Senior Secretary since 27 January 2020.[4][5][3]

Rahman retired on 31 December 2021 as Senior Secretary.[6] He was appointed as the Election Commissioner on 26 February 2022.[6]

References
  1. Correspondent, Senior. "Kazi Habibul Awal, a law professor and former secretary, is the new chief of Election Commission". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "নতুন সিইসি হচ্ছেন কাজী হাবিবুল আউয়াল". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. "জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ সচিব হিসেবে মো. আনিছুর রহমানের যোগদান". Manab Zamin. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  4. "নাব মোঃ আনিছুর রহমান, সিনিয়র সচিব". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. "জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ বিভাগের কাজে গতি বাড়ার নেপথ্যে". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  6. "কাজী হাবিবুল আউয়ালের নেতৃত্বে নতুন নির্বাচন কমিশন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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