Hedayetullah Al Mamun
Hedayetullah Al Mamoon | |
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| Born | October 5, 1958 Nawabganj, Dhaka district, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Chairman of Janata Bank; former senior secretary of Bangladesh Ministry of Finance |
Hedayetullah Al Mamoon is a former senior secretary of Bangladesh's Ministry of Finance and currently serves as the chairman of Janata Bank.
Early life
Born on October 5, 1958, in Nawabganj, located within the Dhaka district, Mamoon completed his undergraduate studies with a Bachelor's (Honours) degree from the English Department at Dhaka University. He also undertook the National Defense Course at the National Defense College and earned a Master's degree in Public Affairs specializing in Governance and Public Policy from Dhaka University.
Career
Mamoon entered the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982. In November 2008, he was designated as additional secretary to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, despite objections from the Bangladesh Judicial Service Association due to his administrative cadre background. The following year, he held the position of secretary at the Ministry of Culture before transitioning to secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism within the same year.
His career also includes serving as secretary of the Ministry of Information. Between 2014 and February 2017, he occupied the role of secretary at the Ministry of Commerce. On 25 February 2018, he was appointed chairman of Janata Bank, a government-owned financial institution, by the Bank and Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance.
In 2020, Mamoon took on the role of member secretary for the Association of Former Secretaries and participates as a member on the governing board of the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management. In September 2022, following governmental restructuring, he was named to the newly formed trustee board of Manarat International University.
Personal life
Mamoon's brother, Obayed Ullah Al Masud, serves as managing director at Rupali Bank and previously held leadership at Sonali Bank, both state-owned banking institutions.