| Asif Mahmud | |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Adviser for Youth and Sports |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Adviser |
| 1Namedata: | Muhammad Yunus |
| Term Start: | 9 August 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Nazmul Hassan |
| Office1: | Adviser for Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Adviser |
| 1Namedata1: | Muhammad Yunus |
| Term Start1: | 10 November 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | A. F. Hassan Ariff |
| Office2: | Adviser for Labour and Employment |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Adviser |
| 1Namedata2: | Muhammad Yunus |
| Term Start2: | 16 August 2024 |
| Term End2: | 10 November 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury |
| Successor2: | M Sakhawat Hussain |
| Birth Name: | Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Muradnagar, Comilla, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | Adviser Social activist |
| Profession: | Activist Human rights activist |
| Education: | Dhaka University Adamjee Cantonment College |
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan (bn|আসিফ মাহমুদ সজীব ভুঁইয়া; born 14 July 1998) is a Bangladeshi student activist,[1] [2] who is currently serving as an adviser to the Bangladesh interim government.[3] [4] [5] He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People's uprising.He is also the former president of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad at Dhaka University unit.[6]
Asif Mahmud was born on 14 July 1998 to a Bengali family of Muslim Bhuiyans in the village of Aqubpur in Muradnagar, Comilla District. He was the son of Mohammad Billal Hossain and Rukhsana Begum. Mahmud studied at Nakhalpara Hossain Ali High School in Dhaka and completed his secondary education there.[7] Afterwards, he studied at Adamjee Cantonment College, where he served as the Cadet Sergeant of the college's BNCC Club. After completing his higher secondary education, he is currently studying Master's degree at the University of Dhaka. He is a student of the 2017–18 academic session in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Dhaka.[8]
Mahmud was one of the coordinators of a student movement; Anti-discrimination Students Movement, opposing quotas in government jobs, which evolved into a campaign to remove Hasina from power.[9] He along with Nahid Islam and others gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when he and several other Dhaka University students were detained by police[10] as the protests became violent.[11]
In the aftermath, on August 5, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country.[12] Nahid stated that their goals weren't fully met, and following Hasina's resignation, the group aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever".[13]
He and his organisation called Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.[14] [15]
Asif Mahmud began his career when he, along with another coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, Nahid Islam, was appointed as an adviser in the 2024 interim government of Bangladesh.[16] In this capacity, he took on dual responsibilities, serving as the Adviser for Youth and Sports and overseeing the Labour and Employment Ministry.[17] He was subsequently transferred from the Labour and Employment Ministry to the Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minstry on 10 November, 2024.[18]