Mr. M. Hafizuddin Khan

Independent Director

Mr. M. Hafizuddin Khan was the Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee of MIDAS Financing Ltd. and currently the Director representing MIDAS. Mr. Khan is a familiar face in Bangladesh. He obtained his B.A (Honors) and M.A. in Political Science from the Dhaka University in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Later on he obtained Diploma in Development Finance from the Birmingham University, UK in 1964; he joined the government service through Central Superior Service Examination in the Audit an Accounts Cadre and spent twelve years in the Railway and Military Finance. In 1977 he joined the senior service pool as Deputy Secretary to the Government. After serving the Government for 35 years he retired in 1999 as the 6th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh. Mr. Khan is a well-known reformer in administrative and financial management. He was the Director of the Agrani Bank, Basic Bank and Rupali Bank. He was also the chairman of the Rural Development Programme, now Bangladesh Rural Development Board and Member Finance of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation. As Joint Secretary to the Government he has served in a number of ministries including Ministries of Works, Internal Resources Division and Local Government Division. As Additional Secretary he has worked in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and on being promoted as Secretary to the Government he served in the Ministries of Disaster Management & Relief and Posts & Telecommunications. Mr. Khan was made an Adviser to the Caretaker Government of 2001 in charge of the Ministries of Finance, Planning, Jute and Textiles. He was the Chairman and currently a member of Board of Trustees of the Transparency International Bangladesh, President of the Retired Government Employees Welfare Association, Vice-President of the Anjuman Mofidul Islam and is now Chairman of Shujan (Citizens of Good Governance). He is a devoted civil society activity working for combating corruption, establishing good governance and for political reforms.