Jamal Uddin Ahmad
Jamal Uddin Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician and accountant. He served as the deputy prime minister of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1982. He also served as the president of the South Asian Federation of Accountants, as well as the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh for two terms. He was also on the board of directors of the International Federation of Accountants.
Early life and education
He was born on 1 March 1932 in Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong District, Chittagong Division, Bengal Presidency, British India. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Dhaka. In 1954, Ahmad received a master's degree in commerce from the University of Dhaka. He then got selected as a Burma Shell scholar and went to London to do his Chartered Accountancy. He was a fellow of Peat Marwick Mitchell and passed the Chartered Accountancy examination the first time from England and Wales. He returned to East Pakistan in 1961.Career
Upon his return he started his career as a Chartered Accountant. He joined the Cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman in 1977.He was appointed the deputy prime minister of Bangladesh on 23 August 1979. During his tenure in the cabinet he served as the minister of industries. In 1979 Bangladeshi general election
he was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-4.