Jamal Uddin Ahmad
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Shah Azizur Rahman
Jamal Uddin Ahmad | |
|---|---|
 Ahmad as the Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh in Brussels (1981) | |
| 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 23 August 1979 – 11 February 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Mashiur Rahman (acting) Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Preceded by | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Moudud Ahmed (1986) |
| Minister of Industries | |
| In office 10 July 1977 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Preceded by | AKM Hafizuddin |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Nurul Huda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1932 |
| Died | 3 January 2015 (aged 82) |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Rosy Ahmad |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Accountant |
Jamal Uddin Ahmad (1 March 1932 – 3 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician and accountant. He served as the deputy prime minister of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1982.[2] He also served as the president of the South Asian Federation of Accountants, as well as the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh for two terms.[2] He was also on the board of directors of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).[1]
He was born on 1 March 1932 in Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong District, Chittagong Division, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh). He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Dhaka. In 1954, Ahmad received a master's degree in commerce from the University of Dhaka.[2] He then got selected as a Burma Shell scholar and went to London to do his Chartered Accountancy. He was a fellow of Peat Marwick Mitchell and passed the Chartered Accountancy examination the first time from England and Wales.[3] He returned to East Pakistan in 1961.