Osman Ghani Khan Explained

Osman Ghani Khan
Native Name:ওসমান গণি খান
Office:Chairman of United Nations Board of Auditors
Termend:1982
Termstart:1980
Office1:2nd Comptroller and Auditor General (Bangladesh)
Predecessor1:Fazle Kader Muhammad Abdul Baqui
Successor1:A K Azizul Huq
Termend1:31 December 1982
Termstart1:1 March 1976
Office2:Member of Parliament
Constituency2:Pabna-2
Term Start2:20 March 1991
Term End2:30 March 1996
Predecessor2:Mokbul Hossain
Successor2:AKM Salim Reza Habib
Office3:State Minister of Public Administration
Primeminister3:Khaleda Zia
Birth Date:1923 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Bera, Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Death Place:Singapore
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Relations:Nurul Alam Khan (Brother)
Alma Mater:University of Calcutta
Education:MA (economics)
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Osman Ghani Khan (1923-2000) was the former chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors, a Bangladeshi civil servant, economist, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Pabna-2.

Education

Khan passed higher secondary from Government Saadat College in 1940. In 1943 and 1945, he received his B.A. (Honours) and M.A. in Economics from University of Calcutta, respectively.

Career

Khan was appointed the first Defense secretary of Bangladesh in 1972.[1] He was appointed to the constitutional post Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh at 1976. From 1980 to 1982, Khan was elected as chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors.[2] After retirement, he was elected as a member of parliament from Pabna-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991.[3] He was appointed the Minister of Public Administration.[1]

Death

Khan died on 26 April 2000 in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Reminiscing Osman Ghani Khan . 15 November 2019 . The Daily Star . 26 April 2009 . en.
  2. Web site: UN Board of Auditors . Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 1980 and report of the Board of Auditors . United Nations Digital Library . 9 March 2020 . unboardofauditors . New York . 25 . 1981.
  3. Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . . Vote Monitor Networks . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229003022/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=69 . 29 December 2008 . dead .