Kamal Uddin Ahmed (government official) explained

Office:Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Term Start:8 December 2022
Appointer:President of Bangladesh
President:Mohammed Shahabuddin
Predecessor:Nasima Begum
Office1:Full time Member
National Human Rights Commission
Termend1:23 September 2022
Termstart1:22 September 2019
Predecessor1:Md. Nazrul Islam
Successor1:Selim Reza
Office2:Secretary
Ministry of Home Affairs
Termstart2:14 February 2017
Termend2:27 August 2017
Primeminister2:Sheikh Hasina
Predecessor2:Dr. Md Mozammel Haque Khan
Successor2:Mostafa Kamal Uddin
Birth Date:10 June 1959
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka

Kamal Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi retired government official who is currently serving as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission.[1] [2] He is the former Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[3]

Career

Kamal Uddin Ahmed joined BCS Administration cadre in 1986 as Assistant Commissioner.

He served as the deputy secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology.[4]

Ahmed was promoted to joint secretary from deputy secretary.[5] In 2010, Ahmed placed Non-Governmental Organizations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts under government surveillance.[6] Ahmed as Additional Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs oversaw the joint survey with India of border lands to solve the adversely possessed land issue between the two countries.[7] He led a 12-member Bangladeshi delegation in a meeting with an Indian delegation following the Border shooting of Felani Khatun.[8]

In 2013, Ahmed was the additional secretary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.[9]

Ahmed was transferred from his post of the Additional Secretary to the acting secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2015.[10]

In December 2016, Ahmed was appointed the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs replacing Mozammel Haque Khan.[11] He was then the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

In August 2017, Ahmed was made Member (Secretary) of the Bangladesh Planning Commission replacing Mustafa Kamal Uddin who was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs replacing Ahmed.[12]

In September 2019, Ahmed was appointed Full Time Member of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh under Chairman Nasima Begum.[13] His appointment was criticized by the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions which described it as a flawed selection.

In December 2022, Ahmed was appointed Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh with pay and privilege of a judge of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[14] He defended the track record of the commission investigating law enforcement and enforced disappearance while highlighting the limitations of the commission.[15]

Ahmed met the European Union election exploratory mission in July 2023 ahead of the 2024 general elections in Bangladesh to discuss the human rights situation in Bangladesh.[16] He described sanctions by the United States on Rapid Action Battalion for human rights violations as "politically motivated".[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-12-10 . Former secy Kamal appointed new NHRC chairman . 2023-09-03 . . en.
  2. Web site: Kamal Uddin Ahmed's schedule for 2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights . 2023-09-03 . 2019unforumbhr.sched.com.
  3. Web site: 2015-04-24 . Mass awareness must for protecting wildlife . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: 2007-09-11 . New SME helpline centre launched . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. Web site: 2009-09-07 . Names of promoted government officials . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: Arzu . Alpha . 2010-07-03 . NGOs in CHT under surveillance . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. Web site: Rahman . M. . 2011-05-24 . Enclave survey to be done by mid-June . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. Web site: 2011-01-20 . India regrets Felani killing . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. Web site: 2013-11-27 . Digital certificate for government offices . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Web site: 2015-01-19 . Kamal made acting forests secretary . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. Web site: 2016-12-08 . Kamal made home secretary . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. Web site: 2017-08-24 . 9 secretaries transferred . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: 2019-10-03 . [ANNI Statement] Bangladesh: Another Flawed Selection Process for National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh ]. 2023-09-03 . FORUM-ASIA.
  14. News: 10 December 2022 . Ex-secretary Kamal made new NHRC chairman . . 3 September 2023.
  15. Web site: Tithi . Naznin . 2023-08-30 . ‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’ . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  16. Web site: 2023-07-11 . Run-up to polls: EU team talks with NHRC on rights situation . 2023-09-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  17. Web site: 2021-12-19 . US sanctions on RAB might be politically motivated: NHRC . 2023-09-03 . The Business Standard . en.