Zahid Hussain (economist)
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Zahid Hussain | |
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| Occupation | Economist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | IBA, Dhaka Boston University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | World Bank, Dhaka |
Dr. Zahid Hussain (born 9 November 1953) is a Bangladeshi economist.[1] He is a former lead economist of World Bank in Dhaka.[2] He was one of the members of the National White Paper Committee formed by Interim government of Muhammad Yunus, led by Debapriya Bhattacharya to evaluate the economic mismanagement of the Sheikh Hasina government and outlining a path toward reform.[3]
Hussain completed his Bachelor in Economics from Chittagong Government College in 1976 and obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, in 1979. He later earned a Master of Arts in Political Economy (1987) and a PhD in economics (1992) from Boston University in the United States.[4]
