Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury

Chowdhury was born in Chittagong.{{Cite web|title=CAG {{!}} Cags profile|url=https://cag.org.bd/about/cags-profile|access-date=2021-12-07|website=cag.org.bd}}

Chowdhury completed his B.A. in commerce and M.A. in accounting from the University of Chittagong.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-31|title=Chowdhury Assumes Office as 12th CAG of Bangladesh|url=http://intosaijournal.org/chowdhury-assumes-office-as-12th-cag-of-bangladesh/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=INTOSAI Journal|language=en-US}} He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a master's in finance and accounting.

Chowdhury joined Bangladesh Civil Service as a Audit and Accounts Cadre in 1984.

Chowdhury served in a number of capacities in the Ministry of Finance. He held the position of Controller General Defense Finance and the Controller General of Accounts. He has held the position of Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary, and Additional Secretary. He was a Director of the SAARC Development Fund.

Chowdhury served a director of a number of state owned companies such as Bangladesh Biman, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited, Eastern Refinery Limited, Sonali Bank, and Titas Gas.{{Cite web|title=Office of the Chief Accounts Officer Pension and Fund Management|url=https://www.cafopfm.gov.bd/profile-cag.php|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.cafopfm.gov.bd}} He was the founding CEO of the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited.

In 2012, Chowdhury was a Director of Deepening Medium Term Budget Framework, a project to develop and reform financial management services.{{Cite news |date=2012-01-15|title=Government to automate financial services|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-218432|access-date=2021-12-07|work=The Daily Star|language=en}} He was a member of the transaction execution committee of the government tasked with offloading sovereign bonds.{{Cite news |last=Byron|first=Rejaul Karim|date=2013-01-08|title=Sovereign bond plan set in motion|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-264282|access-date=2021-12-07|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}

Hossain was appointed the finance secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 4 October 2017.{{Cite news |date=2017-10-04|title=New acting finance secretary takes charge|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/new-acting-finance-secretary-takes-charge-1471147|access-date=2021-12-07|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}

On 17 July 2018, Chowdhury was appointed the 12th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.{{Cite news |title=Muslim Chowdhury new CAG|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/46096/muslim-chowdhury-new-cag|access-date=2021-12-07|work=New Age (Bangladesh) |language=en}} Abdur Rouf Talukder replaced him as the new Finance Secretary.{{Cite news |title=Talukder appointed as acting finance secretary {{!}} banglatribune.com|url=https://en.banglatribune.com/business/news/7503/Talukder-appointed-as-acting-finance-secretary|access-date=2021-12-07|work=Bangla Tribune|language=en}} He had looked at developing a joint platform between the office of the comptroller and auditor general and the Anti-Corruption Commission.{{Cite news |last1=Byron|first1=Rejaul Karim|last2=Rahman|first2=Md Fazlur|date=2020-03-11|title=CAG and ACC can team up to crack down on swindlers|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/cag-and-acc-can-team-crack-down-swindlers-1879069|access-date=2021-12-07|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}

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