Jamaluddin Ahmed FCA

Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed FCA is an accomplished academic and corporate governance expert who completed his HSC at Dhaka College (1975), securing the 4th position in the Commerce Group, before earning his Bachelor with Honors (1977) and a First-Class Master’s Degree in Accounting (1978) from Dhaka University. He went on to build a distinguished professional and academic foundation, being awarded an Associate Membership at the Institute of CA Bangladesh (1985), achieving Fellow status (1990), and ultimately receiving a PhD (1996) from Cardiff Business School, University of Wales UK under a Commonwealth Scholarship for his doctoral thesis, “The Adverse Effect of Currency Devaluation on the Foreign Borrower Enterprises of Bangladesh”.
Over his career, he has authored 62 research publications focusing heavily on macroeconomic themes, national resource management, and economic policy, notably collaborating with the Bangladesh Economic Association since the 2015 financial year to design the Alternate Budget for Bangladesh. He is a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), where he served as President in 2010, and has held prominent international roles such as Executive Secretary and Board Member of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).
Over his extensive career, Dr. Ahmed has accumulated significant board and audit leadership experience across major Bangladeshi organizations, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Janata Bank Limited (2017–2020) and Janata Capital and Investment Company Ltd., and as a Board and Audit Committee member for the Central Bank of Bangladesh (2017–2020). He has additionally lent his governance expertise to high-profile corporations and public entities like GrameenPhone Ltd., Power Grid Company Limited, and bKash Bangladesh Limited.