Siddique Zobair
Siddique Zobair is a Bangladeshi civil servant and secretary of the Ministry of Education.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=VC appointment: No uniform policy in 53 years |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/vc-appointment-no-uniform-policy-53-years-3775731 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=What changes does CR Abrar want in education? |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/what-changes-does-cr-abrar-want-in-education |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title=Technological innovation essential for energy self-sufficiency: Siddique Zobair |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/energy/technological-innovation-essential-energy-self-sufficiency-siddique-zobair-1056826 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}} He is a former member of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Driving growth in clean cooking solutions |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/roundtables/news/driving-growth-clean-cooking-solutions-3627146 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2017-06-05 |title=Solar smile for farmers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/solar-smile-farmers-1415731 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Early life
Zobair did his master"s in petroleum management at the University of Alberta.{{Cite web |title=Siddique Zobair |url=https://www.brusselsenergyclub.org/brec-alumni/siddique-zobair |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Brussels Energy Club |language=en}}
Career
In 1996, Zobair worked on the National Energy Policy. He worked on the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Act, 2003.
In 2015, Zobair was joint secretary of the Power Division and convener of the technical negotiation committee of 200MW solar park in Teknaf project.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-02 |title=Cabinet okays 200MW solar power project |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/cabinet-okays-200mw-solar-power-project-150679 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Zobair retired from government service on 1 January 2020 as an additional secretary. He was a member of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.{{Cite web |date=2016-12-16 |title=Green bonds on the horizon |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/green-bonds-the-horizon-1330573 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Zobair was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Education in October 2024 replacing Sheikh Abdur Rashid.{{Cite web |title=Zobair made new education secretary {{!}} Education |url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-10-14/Z4zK3WSE |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Somoy News |language=bn}} Under Zobair, at least 30 out of 47 Vice-Chancellors, along with 18 Pro-Vice-Chancellors and treasurers from 40 appointments, were given those with affiliations with teacher organisations associated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=Partisan link still rules the game |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/partisan-link-still-rules-the-game-3775726 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} He is a member of the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.{{Cite web |title=BIGM |url=https://www.bigm.edu.bd/member/profile/177 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.bigm.edu.bd}} He is a member of the governing body of the National Defence College.{{Cite web |title=National Defence College |url=https://ndc.gov.bd/Page/GoverningBody |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240927001101/https://www.ndc.gov.bd/Page/GoverningBody |archive-date=2024-09-27 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=ndc.gov.bd |language=en}} He is a trustee board member of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees {{!}} BIDS |url=https://www.bids.org.bd/page/board-of-trustees |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240822162733/https://bids.org.bd/page/board-of-trustees/ |archive-date=2024-08-22 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.bids.org.bd}}
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