Muzaffar Ahmed (economist)

Muzaffar Ahmad (27 March 1936 – 22 May 2012) was a Bangladeshi economist and an emeritus professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka.[1] He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He was also the Chairman of the Trustee Board of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).[2] Ahmed was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2008.[3]

For other people with similar names, see Muzaffar Ahmed (disambiguation).
Muzaffar Ahmad
মোজাফ্‌ফর আহমেদ
Born(1936-03-27)27 March 1936
Kolkata, India
Died22 May 2012(2012-05-22) (aged 76)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeAzimpur Graveyard, Dhaka
NationalityBangladeshi
InstitutionUniversity of Dhaka
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
AwardsEkushey Padak

Ahmed was also associated with an organization called "Sushashoner Jonno Nagarik", popularly called "Sujon," which promotes good governance.[3] He was also one of the most prominent environmentalists in Bangladesh.

Books
  • Ahmed, Muzaffar; Sobhan, Rehman (1980). Public enterprise in an intermediate regime: a study in the political economy of Bangladesh. Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. OCLC 773118575.
  • Ahmed, Muzaffer (1981). Organizational framework, institutional relationships and management of public industrial enterprises: conference proceedings. New York: United Nations Industrial Development Organization. OCLC 10426398.
  • Ahmed, Muzaffer (2002). Investing in ourselves: giving and fund raising in Bangladesh. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank. ISBN 9789715614498.

See also

References
  1. "Prof Muzaffer Ahmad passes away". bdnews24.com. May 22, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  2. "Dhaka still on bottom rung of graft index". Financial Express. October 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  3. "Prof Muzaffar laid to rest". Financial Express. May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.


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