Muzaffar Ahmad | |
Native Name: | মোজাফ্ফর আহমেদ |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1936 |
Birth Place: | Kolkata, India |
Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Resting Place: | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Institution: | University of Dhaka |
Alma Mater: | University of Chicago |
Awards: | Ekushey Padak |
Muzaffar Ahmad (27 March 1936 – 22 May 2012) was a Bangladeshi economist and an emeritus professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka.[1] He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He was also the Chairman of the Trustee Board of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).[2] Ahmed was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2008.[3]
Ahmed was also associated with an organization called "Sushashoner Jonno Nagarik", popularly called "Sujon," which promotes good governance.[3] He was also one of the most prominent environmentalists in Bangladesh.