A. T. M. Shamsul Huda
Bangladeshi civil servant (1943–2025)
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A. T. M. Shamsul Huda (10 July 1943 – 5 July 2025) was a Bangladeshi civil servant and chief election commissioner of Bangladesh.[1][2]
A. T. M. Shamsul Huda | |
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এ.টি.এম. শামসুল হুদা | |
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| 10th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | |
| In office 5 February 2007 – 5 February 2012 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | M. A. Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1943 Faridpur, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 5 July 2025 (aged 81) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Background
Huda was born on 10 July 1943 in Faridpur in the then British India.[3] He got his bachelor's and master's in history from the University of Dhaka.[3] He later earned his PhD in public administration from Syracuse University.[3]
Career
Huda joined the Pakistan Civil Service in 1966.[1] He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service after the independence of Bangladesh. He retired from service in 2000.[1] He served as sub-divisional officer in Bagerhat.[1]
Huda was the secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Finance and before that the managing director of the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Bank.[1]
Huda served as chief election commissioner of Bangladesh and held the Bangladesh national elections in 2008.[2][4] Huda was a director and vice-chairman of GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited, a Bangladeshi non-banking financial institution.[5]