Bio-Data of

Mr. Kazi Akram Uddin Ahamed

Member – Council of Advisor

Bangladesh Awami League

&

Chairman – Standard Bank Limited

Name                                :     KAZI AKRAM UDDIN AHAMED

Father’s Name                 :     Late Kazi Belayet Hussain.

Permanent Address         :     Vill: Kurpala, P. S. Kotwalipara, Dist. Gopalgonj.

Present Address               :    Chairman, Standard Bank Ltd.

                                                Head Office, Metropolitan Chamber Building (3^rd floor)

                                                122-124 Motijheel C/A, Dhaka.

Contact No.                      :     Dhaka: 7175698, 7169078, Res. 8817937, sblho@bangla.net

                                                Chittagong: Office: 682686 / 720276 / 632131

                                                Res.: 655077 / 652272, Fax: 02-7169078 & 031-683232

Date and Place of             :     1^st January-1942

Birth                                        Vill: Kurpala, P. S. Kotwalipara, Dist. Gopalgonj.

Educational                       :    a)   M.Sc. (Physics) Dhaka University – 1963

Qualification                    

b)      Diploma-In-Personnel Management from United

      Kingdom-1973-1974

c)      Industrial Management Training Switzerland-1980

Professional Career         :    a)   Served as a professor in Jagannath College Dhaka for some

                                                      times in 1963-1964.

b)      Afterwards joined as Manager of Mohammadi Steel Mills,

      Chittagong in 1964.

c)      Participated in the war of Liberation as freedom fighter and

      worked in information services and lost 1^st son on the way

      to India in April 1971.

d)      Served Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation as

      General Manager and left the Corporation in 1981 to start

      own Business / Industry.

Details of Business          :

Industries

      Founder Chairman              a)   Standard Bank Limited

      Chairman                            b)  Standard Aviation Ltd.

c)      Enertec Ltd.

      Former Chairman               a)   Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB)

      Managing Director              a)   The Eastern Engineering Works Ltd.

b)      Bright Steel Wire Rope MFG. Co. Ltd.

c)      Bright Traders (Overseas).

d)      Standard IT Services Ltd.

Professional                      :     President, Bangladesh Spring Manufacturers Association.

Achievements / Career          Chief Advisor, Chittagong Steel Re-Rolling Mills Owner’s

                                                Association.

                                                Vice President, Nasirabad Industry Owners Association.

                                                Chairman Bangladesh Spring Manufacturing Association.

                                                Former Director Central Depository of Bangladesh Ltd.

                                                Former Director Padma Oil Co. Ltd.

Political                             :    a)   During student life in Dhaka College, I was elected as Class

                                                      Representative in the year 1960-61.

b)      Served as General Secretary & Seminar Secretary of Physics

      Association during student life in Dhaka University in the year

      1961 – 1963.

                                                c)   Contested in the Bye-Election of National Assembly in 1986

                                                      from Gopalgonj-3 constituency as Awami League candidate.

Social Performance          :     a)   Chairman, “Mamata” Voluntary Organization advisory council.

b)      Chief Patron of Shatabdi Gosthi.

c)      President, Greater Faridpur District Association, Chittagong.

d)      Chief Patron, Kotalipara Samity, Dhaka.

e)      Vice President, Bangladesh OISCA, Chittagong, Chapter.

f)   Chief Patron, Kurpala Khademul Islam Madrasha & Oraphanage.

g)        Founder & Life Member of Dhaka & Chittagong Lions Blood Bank.

h)      Vice Chairman, Chittagong Lions Foundation, Eye Hospital, the biggest Lion Eye Hospital of the country.

i)      Life Member, Bangladesh Lions Foundation.

      Vice-Chairman, Past District Governors Forum.

j)        Advisor, Chittagong Diabetics Association.

k)        Life Member –

-         Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

-         Bangladesh Family Planning Samity.

-         Bangladesh Diabetic Samity.

-         Chittagong Shishu Hospital.

-         Permanent Member Chittagong Club Ltd.

Achievement &                :      a)   Received UNESCO Gold Medal in 1991 for glorious

Rewards                                         social service.

                                                b)   Received Scientist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose National Smrity Memorial Gold Medal in grateful recognition of the unstinted and invaluable contribution rendered in the field of social service in 1993.

c)      Received “Shahid Suhrawardi National Gold Medal” in 1994 for education & social service.

d)      Received Journalist Akram Khan Gold Medal in 1995 in recognition of service to Industrial Development.

e)      Received Membership Award, 100% District Governor’s Award, Extension Award, District Governor’s Appreciation Awards, Past District Governor’s Running Trophies for outstanding Performance,Multiple International President’s Certificates of Appreciation, 05(Five) “International President’s Leadership Awards” and 3(Three) “International President’s Medals”. Also the recipient of a 25-Year Chevron Award and is a Melvin Jones Fellow from the International Association of Lions Clubs.

Lionism                             :    a)   Elected as District Governor, Lions District -315 B-2 for    lionistic year 1993-94.

b)   Elected as Chairman of the Council of Governors, Lions Clubs International Multiple District-315, Bangladesh in 1994-1995.

d)      Elected as “International Director Endorsee” from Multiple District 315, Bangladesh for “The International Association of Lions Clubs” (2007-20011)

Country Traveled             :           USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium,

                                                      Switzerland, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea,

                                                      Thailand,Burma, India, Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,

                                                      South Africa, UAE,Oman, Kenya etc.