Kabir Bin Anwar

Kabir Bin Anwar (born 4 January 1964) is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant. He was the 23rd Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh Government, serving for a short period of time from 15 December 2022 until he went to post-retirement vacation 3 January 2023. Prior to that, he was Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources.[1] Anwar is the chairperson of the Board of Directors of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services.[2] He was the 28th President of Bangladesh Administrative Service Association.[3] He is the chairperson of non-profit Issabela foundation, named after his mother.[4][5] He was appointed as a co-chairman of the Awami League's Election Administration Committee on 5 January 2023.[6]

Kabir Bin Anwar
কবির বিন আনোয়ার
Anwar in 2022
23rd Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
In office
15 December 2022 – 3 January 2023
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byKhandker Anwarul Islam
Succeeded byMd. Mahbub Hossain
President, Bangladesh Administrative Service Association
In office
24 January 2021 – 3 January 2023
Preceded byHelaluddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMd. Mostafa Kamal
Senior Secretary
Ministry of Water Resources
In office
22 March 2018 – 11 December 2022
MinisterZahid Faruk
Preceded byZafar Ahmed Khan
Succeeded byNazmul Ahsan
Personal details
Born4 January 1964
Sirajganj District, Bangladesh (then East Pakistan, Pakistan)
SpouseToufika Kabir
Parent(s)Anwar Hossain Rotu (father)
Syeda Issabela (mother)
EducationDhaka Residential Model College
University of Dhaka
Awards
  • Public Administration Medal (Bangladesh) (2016, 2018)
  • WSIS Prize

Early life

Anwar was born on 1 January 1964 in Sirajganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[7] Anwar's mother was Syeda Issabela, a notable writer.[2] He finished his schooling at Dhaka Residential Model College. He completed his LLB and Masters in political science from the University of Dhaka.[2]

Career

Anwar joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1985 as an administration cadre.[8]

Anwar had served as the First Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague, The Netherlands.[2] In 2015 and 2016, Kabir was Project Director of a2i Programme.[9] In 2015, he received an award from World Summit on the Information Society for the project in May 2015.[10] He had been the Director General of Administration at the Prime Minister's Office.[11]

On 22 March 2018, Anwar was appointed the Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources and the chairperson of the Board of Directors of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services from the Prime Minister's Office.[2][12] He was promoted to the rank of Senior Secretary on 22 June 2020.[7] He is the President of the National Committee for the Development of Bangladesh Scouts and was awarded the "Silver Tiger" medal by the scouts on 6 December 2020.[13]

Anwar was appointed President of Bangladesh Administrative Service Association at the annual general meeting and replaced Helal Uddin Ahmed.[8] He spoke at the Climate Adaptation Summit in 2021.[14] He is the chairperson of Institute of Water Modelling.[15] On 17 March 2021, he met the Water resource secretary of India, Shri Pankaj Kumar, to discuss water resource issues between the two countries.[16] He provided food to people in Sirajganj District on 24 April 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[17] On 25 June 2021, he signed a performance agreement with AKM Wahed Uddin Chowdhury, Director General of Bangladesh Water Development Board.[18] He called for the arrest of Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, mayor of Barishal and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following an altercation between the Upazila Nirbahi Officer Munibur Rahman and employees of the city corporation in August.[19] He has been appointed as the 23rd cabinet secretary on effect from 15 December 2022 and retired just after 19 days.[20] He was appointed as a co-chairman of the Awami League's Election Administration Committee on 5 January 2023.[6]

References
  1. "Kabir Bin Anwar promoted to post of senior secretary". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. "CEGIS :: BOT Chairperson's Profile". www.cegisbd.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. "President | BASA". basa.org.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. "About the chairman | Isabela Foundation". isabelafoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. "Anisuzzaman Khan passed away". The Daily Star. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  6. TV, News24 (2023-01-05). আ.লীগের নির্বাচন পরিচালনা কমিটির কো-চেয়ারম্যান হলেন কবির বিন আনোয়ার | News24. news24bd.tv (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  7. "Kabir Bin Anwar promoted to senior secretary". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  8. "Kabir Bin Anwar made BASA President, Khalilur Rahman Secy Gen | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  9. "Women to be trained to run digital centres better". The Daily Star. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  10. "a2i project gets WSIS award for second straight year". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  11. "Microsoft signs MoU with A2i programme". The Daily Star. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  12. "5 secretaries transferred". The Daily Star. UNB. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  13. "Kabir Bin Anwar receives highest national honor of Scouts". The Business Standard. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  14. Management, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water (2021-01-12). "Kabir Bin Anwar - CAS 2021 at a glance - Climate Adaptation Summit 2021". www.cas2021.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  15. "Board of Trustees". Institute of Water Modelling. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  16. "India-Bangladesh Water Resources Secretary Level Meeting". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  17. "Secretary Kabir bin Anwar provided food aid in Sirajganj". Daily Tribunal. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  18. "Water resources senior secy, BWDB DG sign APA". New Age. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  19. "Admin association wants Barishal mayor's arrest, AL for UNO removal". New Age. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  20. "Kabir Bin Anwar made new cabinet secretary". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
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