Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid is a distinguished member of the UCEP Association and currently serves as a Member of the Board of Governors for the term 2023-24. Commencing his career with Bangladesh Bank, he subsequently joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as a member of the BCS Audit and Accounts cadre in 1981. Dr. Mazid has held several significant positions, including serving as the former Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh; Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR); Member, Planning Commission; Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange; Chairman, South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE), and Chief Coordinator of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh.
Dr. Mazid’s international experience includes a notable tenure as a trade diplomat (Commercial Counsellor) for six years (1994-2000) at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. He holds a postgraduate degree in English Literature from the University of Dhaka and pursued further studies in Oxford, UK. He also earned his PhD in Social Science from Victoria University, USA.
With an extensive body of work, Dr. Mazid is the author of 45 books covering a wide range of subjects encompassing socio-economic, cultural, and diplomatic topics.