Sheikh Maqsood Ali

Ali passed MA in Economics from University of Dhaka in 1956.^[1] Then he joined Central Civil Service of former Pakistan in 1959. Later he became the Deputy Director of Civil Service Academy in Lahore.^[2] Then, he went to the United Kingdom to receive his PhD degree from University of Manchester. He was an organiser of Liberation War of Bangladesh in the United Kingdom in 1971.^[3] He received PhD degree from University of Manchester in 1972.^[1]

Ali was appointed Joint Secretary of Ministry of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Civil Aviation in 1972 after returning to Bangladesh.^[3] He was the founding Rector of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.^[4] He was appointed Director General of Civil Officer's Training Academy and the National Institute of Public Administration in 1975.^[1] He also served as Secretary of Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation and member of Bangladesh Planning Commission.^[3][5]

Ali wrote in local and international journals and published several books. His research book From East Bengal to Bangladesh was published in 2009.^[3] He is the brother-in-law of Mahbub Talukdar.^[4] He died on 25 August 2019 at the age of 85.^[1][2]