Fakhruddin Ahmed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Fakhruddin Ahmed

economist and civil servant

Date of Birth: 01-May-1940

Place of Birth: Munshiganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Profession: politician, economist, banker

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.On 12 January 2007, he was appointed as the Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-party interim caretaker government of Bangladesh, amidst Bangladeshi political crisis in 2006.
He continued in that post for nearly two years, a longer than usual time, but new elections were held in 29 December 2008, and the Awami League assumed power based on its majority.