Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury
Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury | |
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| Born | 1949 Sylhet District, Bangladesh |
| Occupation(s) | Government official, finance executive |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | Finance Secretary of Bangladesh, Chairperson of Social Marketing Company, Chairperson of Agrani Bank, Sadharan Bima Corporation, and Sonali Bank UK Ltd. |
Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury previously served as the finance secretary for the Bangladesh government and held the position of chairperson at the Social Marketing Company. His leadership roles extend to chairing Agrani Bank, Sadharan Bima Corporation, and Sonali Bank, UK Ltd., along with his tenure as an independent director at MIDAS Financing Limited.
Early life
Choudhury was born in 1949 in the Sylhet District. He completed both his bachelor's and master's studies in chemistry at the University of Dhaka and obtained a diploma specializing in public financial management from the University of Connecticut.
Career
Beginning his career in 1977, Choudhury entered the Bangladesh Civil Service within the audit and accounts cadre. In 2006, he was appointed as secretary of the Finance Division under Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman and subsequently advanced to finance secretary. During that year, he highlighted the importance of thorough scrutiny prior to disbursing funds to the Election Commission Secretariat.
As Agrani Bank’s chairman in 2007, Choudhury spearheaded its conversion into a public limited company. On 19 March 2014, he took on the role of independent director at MIDAS Financing Limited and also holds a similar position at National Housing Finance and Investments Limited. He managed the SPFMSP Project for Maxwell Stamp and actively engaged in significant sector events, including a 2015 memorial honoring former finance minister M Saifur Rahman.
In September 2017, Choudhury was appointed as chairman of the Social Marketing Company for a two-year term and was subsequently reappointed on 7 September 2019.