Nurjahan Begum (banker)
Nurjahan Begum | |
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| Born | Hathazari, Chattogram, Bangladesh |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, government advisor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | Acting Managing Director of Grameen Bank, Managing Director of Social Islami Bank |
Nurjahan Begum is a prominent banker from Bangladesh and serves as an advisor to the Interim government of Bangladesh. In 2011, she held the position of acting Managing Director at Grameen Bank. Additionally, she was the General Manager responsible for Administration, Training, and International Programs at Grameen Bank. Begum also occupied the role of Managing Director at Social Islami Bank.
Early life and education
Originating from Hathazari in Chattogram, Begum currently lives in Rouha village within Suapur Union, Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka District. She completed her master's degree in Bengali literature at the University of Chittagong prior to joining the Grameen initiative in October 1977.
Career
Following the departure of founder Muhammad Yunus in 2011, Begum assumed the role of acting Managing Director at Grameen Bank. Her career included responsibilities as General Manager overseeing Administration, Training, and International Programs. She also led Social Islami Bank as Managing Director and served as president of Suapur Nannar School and College in Dhamrai. In 2007, she took part in the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit held in Los Angeles and chaired the Foundation for Justice Awards ceremony in Valencia, Spain.
Awards
Begum was honored with the Susan M. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award by the Grameen Foundation in 2008. The following year, she received both the World Summit Millennium Development Goals Award and the Vision Award.