Mr. Abdul Karim has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MIDAS Financing PLC for a period of 2 years in its 368th Board Meeting held on August 15, 2024. 

Mr. Abdul Karim joined the Board of MIDAS Financing Limited on February 28, 2017. He is a retired Secretary to the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and served the Government in different capacities. He also worked in the Ministries of Communications, Defense and Finance and held the posts of Member (Finance) and Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Director, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, Managing Director, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation and Managing Director, Bangladesh Shilpa Bank. After serving the Government for more than 31 years he joined Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS) in December, 1992 and discharged the responsibilities of Managing Director, MIDAS till December 11, 2011. He had also served as Managing Director of MIDAS Financing Limited from May, 1995 to April, 2004.

Mr. Karim is a B.A. (Hons) and M.A. in Economics from the University of Dhaka and has training in Advanced Accounting, Management Accounting, Public Administration, and Small Enterprise Promotion at both home and abroad. He travelled to the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K., Federal Republic of Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, the People’s Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, as well as India to conduct studies and attend training courses, seminars, workshops and conferences.

Mr. Karim taught Economics and Statistics in Dhaka University in his early years. He is now also on the Board of Directors of Village Education Resource Centre (VERC), Savar, Dhaka and of South Asia Partnership (SAP), Dhaka, Bangladesh, as honorary Treasurer.

With this diverse track record, Mr. Abdul Karim has joined MIDAS Financing PLC to extend his experience in financial sector and willing to make constructive change by using his long experience. He would be able to play a dynamic and leading role in the business maximization of the company.