Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury

Independent Director at Grameenphone

Mr. Abdul-Muyeed Chowdhury was appointed to the Board on 14 September 2020 as an Independent Director and he is also Chair of the Company’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC). Currently, he is serving as the Managing Director & CEO of Tiger Tours Limited. Besides, he was the Chairperson of BRACNet Limited (2005-2016) and member of the Board of Directors of several listed and non-listed companies and Independent Director of two other listed companies. Mr. Chowdhury spent more than three decades in the civil service of Bangladesh. He served as a Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh from 1994 to 2000 holding charge of various ministries. Mr. Chowdhury, a CSP, served as an Adviser to the non-party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh in 2001 and was in charge of five Ministries. He served as Secretary of Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the Ministry of Finance and ex-officio Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Secretary, Jamuna Bridge Division and Executive Director of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority, President of National Shooting Federation of Bangladesh, Chairman of SME Foundation, Executive Director of Brac and Vice President of Bangladesh Olympic Association. Also, he is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Brac University. He was made a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), UK for his leadership of the mega-project of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge. Mr. Chowdhury obtained his Bachelor of Arts with honors in Modern History and Master of Arts (1st Class) from Dhaka University. He also attended certificate course in Public Administration in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

Timeline

  • Independent Director

    Current role