Short Biography of Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin

Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin
Additional Managing Director

Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin is currently the Additional Managing Director of Palli Karma-Sayahak Foundation (PKSF), a position he has been holding since 2021. He joined PKSF in its early days in 1991. Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin’s position requires his intensive involvement both at the policy-making and implementation levels of this apex development organization of Bangladesh, which operates across the country with an annual financial portfolio of approximately BDT 11,000 crore. Since PKSF was established by the Government of Bangladesh and the FID Division of the Ministry of Finance is its overseeing agency, Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin has to work with the Planning Commission, the Finance Ministry and the international development partners. This provides him some unique knowledge and experience on the financial policies and development operations of the country, which includes enterprise development, social mobilization, advocacy and protection and human resource development, impacts of climate change. Enterprising and forward-looking, he regularly contributes to many innovative planning for which PKSF is widely known.

Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin obtained his Ph.D in Economics from the Moscow Institute of Management, Moscow (currently renamed as State University of Management, Moscow) in 1990 and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the People’s Friendship University, Moscow in 1987. He participated in many professional training programmes at home and abroad both as a participant or resource person and attended many international conferences, meetings and seminars. Frequently, he takes up academic assignments with the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management.

Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin collaborated many research activities undertaken by the PKSF Research Cell, as well as actively involved in development efforts to create new products. He worked with Martin Greeley from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, Prof. M. A. Baqui Khalily of Dhaka University, and Dr. Shahidur Rahman Khandker of the World Bank on numerous PKSF research projects.

Dr. Jashim is a life member of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) and Bangladesh Project Management Institute (BPMI). He is also a general member of The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) and associated with many social and cultural organizations.

Dr. Jashim has authored many articles on poverty alleviation, youth entrepreneurship, vocational training, education, health, women empowerment and community development. He has visited several countries.