Sharifa Khan

Sharifa Khan at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Bangladesh.

Sharifa Khan is a Bangladeshi retired civil bureaucrat and the second female secretary at Economic Relations Division, Ministry of finance Bangladesh from 17 July 2022 to 23 November 2024.[1] Prior to the current position, she was a member of the Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institute Division of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.[2][3]

In addition to the above-mentioned posts, she held Additional Secretary (Development) of Bangladesh Commerce Ministry and adjunct faculty, Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.[4]

Early life and education

Sharifa khan was born in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district. After completed her Bachelor (Honors) and master's degrees in economics from Dhaka University she joined Bangladesh Civil service with 9th Batch at 26 January 1991.[5] She completed her 2nd Masters in Development Economics from Australian National University.

Career

Khan served as director at WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce in 2012.[6] Khan served as a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017.[5] Apart from that, she worked in Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) and Dhaka Deputy Commissioner's Office.

In 2020, Khan was the additional secretary (development) of the Ministry of Commerce.[7] She argued against a free trade agreement with China.[8]

She is an ex-officio director of Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.[9]

Khan is a member of the Planning Commission.[10] She is serving as secretary at the Economic Relations Division.[11]

She promoted to Senior Secretary on 30 October 2023. She appointed as Alternate Executive Director of World Bank on 10 March 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Fatima first female finance secretary". The Financial Express. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "ECNEC approves Tk 427cr project to create employments for returnee expatriate workers". BSS. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Preparations for post-LDC challenges must begin from next budget". The Business Standard. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Begum Sharifa Khan, Additional Secretary (Development) will visit Jessore District to monitor the ongoing training activities "Women's Participation in the Cut Flower Sector in Bangladesh" by Bondhan Society, an organization engaged under "Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1"". Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The female bureaucrats of Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Making Sense of Intellectual Property Law". Star Campus. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh, Bhutan finalise terms for deal to boost bilateral trade". The Daily Star. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ Mirdha, Refayet Ullah (18 March 2020). "Bangladesh to gain more trade benefits from China as an LDC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ^ Zaman, Md Asaduz (18 February 2022). "It's not rocket science". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Idcol signs deal with GCF to receive $256.5 million for private sector investment". The Daily Star. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.