| Era: | 1963-2021 |
| Shah Abdul Hannan শাহ আবদুল হান্নান | |
| Birth Date: | 1939 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mymensingh, Bangladesh |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Ibn Sina Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Main Interests: | Islamic economy, Islamic culture, Islamic banking |
Shah Abdul Hannan (Bengali: শাহ আবদুল হান্নান; 23 September 1939 – 2 June 2021) was a Bangladeshi Islamic philosopher, writer, economist, educator and media personality. He served as the deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank and chairman of the National Board of Revenue. He was the founder vice chancellor of Darul Ihsan University, North South University, chairman of the Islamic Economics Research Bureau, and the director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.[2] [3]
Shah Abdul Hannan was born in 1939 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He completed Bachelor of Economics and Political Science in 1959 and Master of Political Science in 1961 from University of Dhaka. After successfully completing studentship he joined the then Pakistan Civil Service.
Shah Abdul Hannan started his professional life as a lecturer of political science in a college in Dhaka. He joined Pakistan Finance Service in 1963 and retired as the secretary of the Govt. of Bangladesh in 1998.[4] He served the Government of Bangladesh as:
Hannan was one of the founding members of the North South University,[5] Asian University of Bangladesh and Darul Ihsan University. He also served as the chairman of the Institute of Research and Development (IRD), International Islamic University, Chittagong and syndicate member of Manarat International University.[6]
He has lectured for YouTube videos and indoor classes on a wide range of issues including women's rights, human rights, contemporary issues and Islamic solutions, Usul al fiqh and Islamic economics.
As an economist Shah Abdul Hannan served as:
Shah Hannan regularly attended media programs in channels NTV, ATN Bangla, RTV and Islamic TV.
Books written by Shah Abdul Hannan:
He had two children, Samina Akhter and Shah Mustafa Faisal.
Hannan died at Ibn Sina Hospital on 2 June 2021, at the age of 82. He has been undergoing treatment since 8 May for geriatric illness; during this time he suffered multiple heart attacks, and lost his memory due to inflammation in the brain.[10] Per Islamic tradition, he was given Salat al-Janazah funeral prayers: one was held at Dhanmondi Shahi Eidgah, another was in front of his house, and a third was at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Afterwards, he was buried at Shahjahanpur Cemetery in Dhaka.