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Mr. M. Hafizuddin Khan is the Independent Director and Chairman of Audit and Finance Committee of MIDAS Financing Ltd.
Mr. Khan is a familiar face in Bangladesh. He obtained his B.A. (Honours) and M.A. Political Science from the Dhaka University in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Later on he obtained Diploma in Development Finance from the Birmingham University, UK.
In 1964, he joined the government service through the then Central Superior Service Examination in the Audit and Accounts Cadre and spent twelve years in the Railway and Military Finance. In 1977 he joined the Senior service Pool as Deputy Secretary to the Government. After serving the Government for 35 years he retired in 1999 as the 6th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.
Mr. Khan is a well-known reformer in administrative and financial management. He was Director of the Agrani Bank, Basic Bank and Rupali Bank. He was also Chairman of the Agrani Bank for a short period. He was Director Finance of the Integrated Rural Development Programme, now Bangladesh Rural development Board and Member Finance of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation. As Joint Secretary to the Government he has served in a number of Ministries including Ministries of Works, Internal Resources Division and Local Government Division. As Additional Secretary he has worked in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and on being prompted as Secretary to the Government he served in the Ministries of Disaster Management & Relief and Posts & Telecommunications.
Mr. Khan was made an Adviser in the Caretaker Government of 2001 in charge of the Ministries of Finance, Planning, Jute and Textiles. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Transparency International Bangladesh, President of the Retired Government Employees Welfare Association, Vice-President of the Anjuman Mofidul Islam and Vice- Chairman of Shujan ( Citizens for Good Governance)
He is a devoted civil society activist working for combating corruption, establishing good governance and for political reforms.
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