He has succeeded Dr Mohammad Farashuddin, former governor of Bangladesh Bank.

A former secretary of the Bangladesh government, Jalaluddin Ahmed has a distinguished educational and service background.

He had served in many important positions such as chairman of Petrobangla, joint secretary-in-charge, Prime Minister's secretariat, and additional secretary to health ministry.

He had also served as an ILO and UNFPA regional adviser on population education for more than a decade.

Presently, Jalaluddin Ahmed is also heading South-South Centre, Bangladesh, an NGO working in the field of population, health and development.