H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Mannan
Minister of Planning, Bangladesh
Muhammad Abdul Mannan was born in Bangladesh in 1946. He graduated from Dhaka University and obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Economics from University of Manchester. He joined Bangladesh Civil Service and retired in 2003. Mr. Mannan was elected a Member of Parliament in 2008 and 2014. He became State Minister of Finance and Planning in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2014.
Mr. Mannan is married; his wife Zolekha is a College Teacher. He has two children, daughter Sarah and son Sadat. Mr. Mannan is interested in rural development and devotes his time pursuing his favourite evocation.