Wahiduddin Mahmud
Wahiduddin Mahmud | |
|---|---|
| Adviser for Planning | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Salehuddin Ahmed |
| Adviser for Education | |
| In office 16 August 2024 – 5 March 2025 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1948 Noakhali, East Bengal Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Simeen Mahmud |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Cambridge University London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Economist |
Wahiduddin Mahmud (born 1 July 1948) is an economist from Bangladesh. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024. He is a member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. He was in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.
Mahmud is a professor of economics at the University of Dhaka.