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Syed Abdus Samad

Syed Abdus Samad

July 28, 2021

Human rights defender, Civil servant, Economist

Born in
Bangladesh
Passed away in
Baridhara

Syed Abdus Samad (1942 – 28 July 2021) was a teacher of economics. He was a faculty member at the University of Dhaka, Boston State College, Boston University, the University of the South Pacific, and the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea. Samad worked as a national and international civil servant, economist, and human rights activist. In Bangladesh, he was the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, and a principal secretary to the Prime Minister. Samad was the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Board of Investment.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Abdus_Samad