Mohammad Shafiul Alam

Mohammad Shafiul Alam
21st Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
In office 29 October 2015 – 28 October 2019
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan
Succeeded by	Khandker Anwarul Islam
Personal details
Born	(1959-12-14) 14 December 1959 Ukhia, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh
Citizenship	Bangladesh
Alma mater	University of Chittagong University of Birmingham
Occupation	Government official

Mohammad Shafiul Alam (born 14 December 1959) is a Bangladeshi civil servant. He was the country's 21st Cabinet Secretary. He is World Bank Group Alternate Executive Director representing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka since November 2019.

Early life and education

Alam was born in Cox's Bazar on 14 December 1959. He did his BA and LLB in 1979-80 and an MA in English in 1981 from the University of Chittagong. He also obtained an MS degree in Development Administration from Birmingham University, United Kingdom.

Career

Alam is a member of Bangladesh Administrative Service and Bangladesh Civil Service 1982 regular batch and has served important positions in field administration. He was the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Magura and Mymensingh District. He was a Member Directing Staff (MDS) of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC). He served as Chairman of National Housing Authority under the Ministry of Public Works and of Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation under the Ministry of Environment and Forest. He also served as the Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi Division. He served as Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Communications. He also served as Secretary of the President's Office. Then he served as Chairman of the Land Appeal Board and as Senior Secretary of Ministry of Land. He served as the Cabinet Secretary to the government of Bangladesh till October 2019. Then he joined at the World Bank.