Mohammed Matiul Islam
Bangladeshi entrepreneur (1930–2025)
Mohammed Matiul Islam (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ মতিউল ইসলাম; 24 January 1930 – 20 November 2025) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and businessman. He was Bangladesh's envoy to the World Bank and later the United Nations for 8 and 11 years, respectively. He started 4 companies and was chairman of Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IIDFC), a Bangladeshi financial services firm. He served as the first finance secretary of an independent Bangladesh.
Career
Finally, in December, Indian Army forces bolstered by the Mukti Bahini liberated Dhaka, securing the Pakistani Army's surrender on 16 December. By 8 January, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto responded to international pressure and released Sheikh Mujib. He arrived back in Dhaka on the 10th, and sent for Islam on the 12th. By 17 January, Islam was appointed the first Finance Secretary of Bangladesh.
Government service in Bangladesh
Finance secretary
As he worked on building the country's financial system, Islam also travelled with Sheikh Mujib and the other heads of government, travelling first to Calcutta for talks with Indira Gandhi and the Indian Foreign minister in February. By March 1972 they were on their way to Moscow by way of Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. In Moscow, they were recognized by the Soviet Premier, Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin, the Prime Minister.
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