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BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT OF

MR. M. SYEDUZZAMAN

[FORMERLY MINISTER FOR FINANGE, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESHI

Born January 1, 1934

Married, with two children

Education:

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1956

1957-58

:

1963

:

1969

:

Present Address: 405E, Road 16 Dhanmandi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh. Telephone: 814163

(M.Sc. (Physics). Dhaka University

Diploma in Public Administration and Economic Development, University of Cambridge, U.K.

M.A. (Development Economics), Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Nuffield Foundation Fellow (London, U.K.) Study of Exchange and Trade System of the United Kingdom.

Background: (Government of East Pakistan and Government of Pakistan)

GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH :

1973-76

K

Annexe A

Secretary, Hill, C Planning and Planning Commission, and Secretary External Resources Division. Played the key role in co-ordinating the relief and rehabilitation programme, and for preparation of the First Five Year

Plan of Bangladesh. Responsibility included preparation of Government's annual public co-

investment

programme, and

ordinating the public and private

investment

Government.

negotiation

assistance

policies

of the Was responsible for of

all agreements

external with

multilateral and bilateral donors in support of planned investments. Immediately after independence of Bangladesh played the key role in initiating aid agreements for the newly independent country with all bilateral and multilateral donors, and in resolving pre-independence debt issues. This led to the resumption of aid flows

for