The Board of Directors of National Housing Finance and Investments Limited in its 219th meeting held on 17 September 2020 elected Mr. Mahbubur Rahman as Chairman and Syed M. Altaf Hussain as vice chairman of the company for next 2 years. |
Mr. Mahbubur Rahman Chairman Mr. MAHBUBUR RAHMAN is the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh, The world business organization is also the Chairman & CEO of ETBL Holdings Limited and Founder Chairman, Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd.; Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre; International Publications Limited (Publishers of The Financial Express). Mr. Rahman is the Founding Member and Former Chairman of Business Advisory Council (EBAC) of UN-ESCAP. He is the Sole Arbitrator in Bangladesh for The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission; Co-Chair of the Steering Board of 2030 Water Resource Group of World Bank; Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, Member of the Board of Governors of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka, Founder Member of the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and a Director in the Board of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (KAFCO). Mr. Rahman was the President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI), The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), Founder Vice President of 8-Nation SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Vice President (West Asia) of 57-nation Islamic Chamber of Commerce. During 1972-79, Mr. Rahman represented Government of Sri Lanka in Bangladesh before Colombo setup its Diplomatic Mission in Dhaka. He was a Sponsor Director and Chairman of National Bank Limited, Former Board Member of BIMAN-Bangladesh Airlines, The Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. and Member of the Board of Governors of Bangladesh Open University (BOU). He was also a Member of the Board of ICC HQs. Mr. Rahman was awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, by the “DHL-The Daily Star” sponsored most prestigious ‘Bangladesh Business Award’. Mr. Rahman was honoured and awarded as Presidential Friend of Indonesia in 2012 at its 67th Independence Day in Jakarta by the President His Excellency Mr. Susilo Bambang Yodyono of Indonesia. Mr. Rahman has been honoured by The Daily Star as an Eminent Personality for Lifetime Contribution to Nation-Building, in 2016. He organized several International Business & Economic Events in Dhaka attended by Heads of Governments as well as Multi-lateral Agencies & led many Trade & Investment Delegations to a number of overseas destinations, including Leading a few Business Delegations as entourages of the Honorable President/Prime Minister of Bangladesh. |
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The Board of Directors of National Housing Finance and Investments Limited in its 219th meeting held on 17 September 2020 elected Mr. Mahbubur Rahman as Chairman and Syed M. Altaf Hussain as vice chairman of the company for next 2 years. |
Mr. Mahbubur Rahman Chairman Mr. MAHBUBUR RAHMAN is the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh, The world business organization is also the Chairman & CEO of ETBL Holdings Limited and Founder Chairman, Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd.; Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre; International Publications Limited (Publishers of The Financial Express). Mr. Rahman is the Founding Member and Former Chairman of Business Advisory Council (EBAC) of UN-ESCAP. He is the Sole Arbitrator in Bangladesh for The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission; Co-Chair of the Steering Board of 2030 Water Resource Group of World Bank; Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, Member of the Board of Governors of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka, Founder Member of the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and a Director in the Board of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (KAFCO). Mr. Rahman was the President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI), The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), Founder Vice President of 8-Nation SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Vice President (West Asia) of 57-nation Islamic Chamber of Commerce. During 1972-79, Mr. Rahman represented Government of Sri Lanka in Bangladesh before Colombo setup its Diplomatic Mission in Dhaka. He was a Sponsor Director and Chairman of National Bank Limited, Former Board Member of BIMAN-Bangladesh Airlines, The Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. and Member of the Board of Governors of Bangladesh Open University (BOU). He was also a Member of the Board of ICC HQs. Mr. Rahman was awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, by the “DHL-The Daily Star” sponsored most prestigious ‘Bangladesh Business Award’. Mr. Rahman was honoured and awarded as Presidential Friend of Indonesia in 2012 at its 67th Independence Day in Jakarta by the President His Excellency Mr. Susilo Bambang Yodyono of Indonesia. Mr. Rahman has been honoured by The Daily Star as an Eminent Personality for Lifetime Contribution to Nation-Building, in 2016. He organized several International Business & Economic Events in Dhaka attended by Heads of Governments as well as Multi-lateral Agencies & led many Trade & Investment Delegations to a number of overseas destinations, including Leading a few Business Delegations as entourages of the Honorable President/Prime Minister of Bangladesh. |
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