Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah
{{Short description|Bangladeshi civil servant}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah
| image = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi planting a sapling at National Martyrs' Memorial, in Savar, Dhaka on June 06, 2015 (1) (cropped).jpg
| office = Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
| termstart = 14 December 2022
| predecessor = Ahmad Kaikaus
| successor = Md. Siraj Uddin Miah
| primeminister = Sheikh Hasina
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|07|05}}
| birth_place = Pirojpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
| alma_mater = {{ubl|University of Dhaka|BRAC University}}
| term_end = 7 August 2024
}}
Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah is a Bangladeshi retired civil servant who served as principal secretary of the prime minister.{{Cite news |title=Govt working to further strengthen country's democracy: PM Hasina |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/govt-working-to-further-strengthen-countrys-democracy-pm-hasina |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=Prothom Alo |agency=BSS |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=PM to handover 26,229 houses to homeless families Thursday - National |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=375144 |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=The Daily Observer}} He also served as PS-1 to Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina{{Cite news |title=Tofazzel made PMO Secy |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/230457 |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=The Independent}} and senior secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh. On 7 August 2024, his appointment has been cancelled.{{Cite news |date=August 2024 |title=PM’s principal secretary Tofazzel’s appointment cancelled |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/760969 |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}
Early life
Miah completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in English literature from the University of Dhaka.{{Cite web |title=British American Tobacco Bangladesh - Mr. M. Tofazzel Hossain Miah |url=https://www.batbangladesh.com/group/sites/BAT_9T5FQ2.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DOC5SDKW?opendocument |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.batbangladesh.com}} He completed his post graduate studies from BRAC University.
Career
Miah joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as an assistant commissioner. He served as the assistant commissioner in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. He had served as the upazila nirbahi officer in Narsingdi District.
Miah is the former district magistrate of Comilla District and Panchagarh District. He served as the additional deputy commissioner in Sylhet District. He served as deputy commissioner of Dhaka District.
Miah was appointed personal secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 25 January 2018.{{Cite news |title=Tofazzel made PMO Secretary |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/tofazzel-made-pmo-secretary/39980 |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=UNB |language=en}}
On 20 February 2020, Miah was appointed director of Grameen Bank.{{Cite news |date=2020-02-29 |title=PMO Secretary Tofazzel made Grameen Bank director |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pmo-secretary-tofazzel-made-grameen-bank-director-49750 |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}
Miah was appointed secretary of the Prime Minister's Office in January 2021.{{Cite news |title=Tofazzel new PMO secretary |url=https://en.banglatribune.com/national/news/88563/Tofazzel-new-PMO-secretary |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=Bangla Tribune |language=en}} On 11 March 2021, Miah was appointed non executive director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh. Mian was promoted to senior secretary on 29 December 2021.{{Cite news |title=Three officials promoted to Senior Secretaries |url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/278973/?regenerate |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=The Asian Age |language=en}} He is a director of Hotels International Limited.{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors – HIL |url=https://www.hil-bd.org/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |language=en-US}} He is a director of Titas Gas.{{Cite web |script-title=bn:তিতাস গ্যাস :: পরিচালনা পর্ষদ |url=https://www.titasgas.org.bd/Pages/board-of-directors/20/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.titasgas.org.bd}} He is a director of Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.
In June 2022, Miah signed an agreement with Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority on behalf of the Prime Ministers' office.{{Cite web |title=BEPZA {{!}} Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority |url=https://www.bepza.gov.bd/recent-activities/pmo-bepza-signed-annual-performance-agreement-for-fy-2022-23 |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.bepza.gov.bd}} He presided Annual Performance Agreement of the seven organs under the Prime Minister's Office.{{Cite news |title=PMO signs APA with its 7 bodies {{!}} News Flash |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/69551 |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=BSS}} He is a director of Infrastructure Development Company.{{Cite web |title=Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) |url=https://idcol.org/home/bod |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=idcol.org}} He described the economic growth engine of Bangladesh as the private industry.{{Cite news |title=PMO secretary calls private sector as engine of growth |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/154529/pmo-secretary-calls-private-sector-as-engine-of-growth |access-date=2022-10-03 |work=New Age |language=en}}
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