AKM Fazlul Haque

Managing Director, IIFC

Mr AKM Fazlul Haque was born in most respected Muslim Family at Barhatta Upazilla under Netrokona District on 4 th March 1965. He started his education life from a Government Primary School which was situated at his neighboring village. He completed his SSC from Challis Kahania Hafiz Uddin High School and HSC from Netrokona Govt. College in the year of 1981 and 1983 respectively. He completed his graduation from the Dhaka University in the Department of Social Welfare under the Social Science Faculty and also completed his post-graduation in the same discipline from the Dhaka University. He also awarded by a Diploma in Education degree from the Dhaka University. Mr Haque archived another Master Degree on Public Health from the North South University.

In the year of 1993, Mr Haque joined in the BCS(Admn) cadre as Assistant Commissioner & Magistrate and also the same year he joined at Khagrachari Hill District. He worked as Assistant Commissioner(land) at Mohalchari, Khagrachari and also at Delduar Upazila under Tangail District. As Upazila Nirbahi Officer, he worked at Gazipur Sador Upazila, under Gazipur District. He served as Senior Assistant Secretary in Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Ministry of Youth and Sports. As Deputy Secretary, he worked in the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. As Joint Secretary, he served with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and as Additional Secretary, he worked in the same Ministry and also in the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources. As a part of Govt. duties, he travelled and took training on negotiation, capacity building, skill development from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, USA, Turkey, Malaysia, Canada, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and many other countries around the Globe.

Mr. Haque joined the Ministry of Planning after being promoted to the post of Secretary on 9th February 2022 and lastly, he served successfully as a member (Secretary) of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institutions Division and Industry & Power Division till 3rd March 2024. On 19th June 2024, Mr Haque joined IIFC as Managing Director. His spouse name is Mrs. Selina Haque and they are blessed with two sons, named AKM Bahalul Haque (Pallob) and AKM Samiul Haque (Arnob).