Salehuddin Ahmed (born 1949) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.[1][2] He is a professor of BRAC University.[3] He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.[4]
Ahmed was the Managing Director of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation from 1996 to 2005.[6] In 1998, he joined BRAC as Deputy Executive Director.[8]
Ahmed was the ninth governor of Bangladesh Bank. After the retirement of Fakhruddin Ahmed, he took the responsibility of Bangladesh Bank on 1 May 2005 and he took rest from his duty on 31 April 2009.[9][10] As a Fulbright Scholar, he taught at Marlboro College in the State of Vermont in the United States for a year.[8] In 2006, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award back from McMaster University.[5]
Adviser Ahmed with the US Assistant Secretary Brent Neiman in 2024
From 2009, Ahmed taught at North South University and the University of Dhaka.[7] He was a professor of business at North South University from 2010 to 2014 and then joined BRAC University.[7] He is a trustee of Gono University.[11]
In 2020, Ahmed was appointed an independent director of ASA International.[12] He is one of the founders of the Centre for Advanced Research and Social Action, non-profit.[13] He is a member of the general committee of the NGO Forum.[14] He is an independent director of GrameenPhone.[15] He is an advisor to Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences of Southeast University.[16]
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