Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud is a Bangladeshi banker who was the Managing Director of Sonali Bank and Rupali Bank. He is a director of Padma Bank.[1]
Masud completed his Bachelors and Masters in Commerce from the University of Dhaka in 1982.[2] He completed an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka in 1988.
Masud joined Agrani Bank in 1983 as a senior officer.
In 2011, Masud became the Deputy Managing Director of Agrani Bank. He then worked as the Managing Director of Karmasangsthan Bank.[3]
From 24 August 2016 to 24 August 2019, Masud was the Managing Director of Sonali Bank. During his term he worked on recovering defaulted loans.[4] [5] He also introduced low interest housing loans for government officers.[6]
In January 2017, Masud was elected an executive member of Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association.[7] On 21 August 2019, he was appointed Managing Director of Rupali Bank and Ataur Rahman Prodhan replaced him as the Managing Director of Sonali Bank.[8] He retired from Rupali Bank on 27th August 2022.[9]
Masud represents Rupali Bank at the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[10] During his tenure, Rupali Bank received criticism for a very generous rescheduling plan for loan defaulter Mother Textile.[11]
Masud's brother, Hedayetullah Al Mamun, is the chairman of Janata Bank, a state-owned bank.[12] [13]