Muhammad Abdul Mannan


M. A. Mannan is a Bangladeshi politician, diplomat and bureaucrat and the incumbent Minister of Planning of Bangladesh.

Early life

Mannan was born on 16 February 1946 in Dungria, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Assam, British India. He finished his O-level at the PAF Public School Sargodha. He graduated from the University of Dhaka.

Career

In 1974, he joined the Government service as a BCS cadre. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of Kishorgonj District, Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs, Director General in the Prime Minister's office, Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva.
In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from Sunamganj-3. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of Finance on 12 January 2014. He was also made the State Minister of Planning in April 2014.

Personal life

Mannan is married to Zolekha Mannan, a college professor. His son is settled in the United Kingdom and his daughter is settled in the United States.