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(Redirected from Mohammed Sohrab Hossain) Bangladeshi civil servant
Md Sohorab Hossain
14th Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission
In office
21 September 2020 – 8 October 2024
Appointed byPresident of Bangladesh
PresidentMohammad Abdul Hamid
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byMohammad Sadique
Senior Secretary
Ministry of Education
In office
6 December 2016 – 31 December 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
MinisterNurul Islam Nahid
Preceded byNazrul Islam Khan
Succeeded byMd. Mahbub Hossain
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Noakhali District, Bangladesh
SpouseMahmuda Yasmin
Children1
Alma mater
ProfessionGovernment official

Md Sohorab Hossain is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and served as the chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. He is a former senior secretary of the Ministry of Education.

Early life

Hossain was born in 1961 in Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He passed SSC from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School. He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in Bengali language and literature from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Hossain joined the admin cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1984 and after training started working as an assistant commissioner in 1986. He took Military Orientation Training Course at Bangladesh Military Academy in Bhatiary.

Hossain was appointed the secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division on 6 December 2016.

In May 2018, Hossain chaired a meeting of the National Curriculum Coordination Committee.

He later served as the secretary at the Ministry of Education and retired on 31 December 2019.

Hossain served as the Bangladesh Civil Service (Admin) Academy as its rector.

In September 2020, Hossain was appointed the chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission for a five-year term. He replaced Mohammad Sadique as chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.

In February 2022, Hossain served as a member of the Election Commission Search Committee.

Personal life

Hossain is married to Mahmuda Yasmin, a professor of the University of Dhaka. The couple has a daughter.

References

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  2. "Former senior secretary Sohrab Hossain to head PSC". bdnews24.com. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. "New PSC chairman sworn in". The Daily Star. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. "WUB permanent campus inaugurated". The Daily Star. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. ^ "-মাননীয়-চেয়ারম্যান". www.bpsc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. ^ Hasan, Shariful (2020-09-16). "Md Sohorab Hossain appointed new chairman of Public Service Commission". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ "Sohrab Hossain appointed as PSC chairman - National". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  8. "Boys' dropout highest in seven years". The Daily Star. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. "200 marks to be lessened at JSC, JDC exams". The Daily Star. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  10. "Sohrab Hossain appointed new PSC chairman". UNB. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. ^ "Retired senior secretary Sohrab Hossain to head PSC". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  12. "EC search committee: Short time, tough task". The Daily Star. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  13. "Search committee to seek opinions of eminent citizens". The Daily Star. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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