Fakhruddin Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. He also served as the Acting Prime minister of Bangladesh.
Fakhruddin Ahmed | |
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| ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ | |
Ahmed at the World Economic Forum (2008) | |
| Prime Minister of Bangladesh (Acting) | |
| In office 12 January 2007 – 6 January 2009 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Fazlul Haque (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Hasina |
| 8th Governor of Bangladesh Bank | |
| In office 29 November 2001 – 30 April 2005 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Farashuddin |
| Succeeded by | Salehuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1940 Bikrampur, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | British Indian (1940–1947) Pakistani (1947–1971) Bangladeshi (1971–present) |
| Spouse | Trana Halim |
| Alma mater | Williams College University of Dhaka Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-party interim Caretaker government, during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis. He continued in that post for nearly two years, a longer than usual time, but new elections were held on 29 December 2008, and the Awami League assumed power based on its majority.
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