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Mohammad Saifur Rahman (October 6, 1932 – September 5, 2009), was a Bangladeshi economist and politician. He was a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the longest-serving Finance Minister of Bangladesh. He delivered 12 national budgets in three terms between 1980–81, 1991-1995 and 2002-2006 over a ministerial life spanning from December 1976 until October 2006 in three different governments. He was Trade & Commerce Minister for the first three years, and thereafter Finance and Planning Minister for 12 years.〔 In 1994, he was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain.〔()〕 In 2005, Rahman was awarded Ekushey Padak, the highest state honor of Bangladesh.〔〔(), ''The Financial Express-BD'', 6 September 2009〕 ==Life and career== Rahman was born on October 6, 1932, in the village of Baharmardan located in Maulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Maulvi Bazar District, in the Sylhet Division. His father was Abdul Basit. As a young man, he participated in the Bengali Language Movement of 1952, part of a growing nationalism. He was vice-president of Salimullah Muslim Hall while at Dhaka University. In 2005, he was awarded Ekushey Padak, the second-highest state award, for his role in the Bengali Language Movement. A prominent chartered accountant, Rahman was one of the founders of Rahman Rahamn Huq (currently KPMG Bangladesh), a noted chartered accountancy firm.〔 He founded three educational institutions: Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet Teacher's Training College, and Sylhet Engineering College.〔 Active in professional organizations, he served as the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, president of Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs,〔(BILIA website ), Retrieved on 2009-09-05.〕 and president of the United Nations Association of Bangladesh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saifur Rahman (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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