Ahasanul Islam Titu
Ahasanul Islam Titu | |
|---|---|
| আহসানুল ইসলাম টিটু | |
| Minister of State for Commerce | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Tipu Munshi (Minister) |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 29 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Khandaker Abdul Baten |
| Constituency | Tangail-6 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1969 Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Ariya Islam |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | |
Ahasanul Islam Titu (born 11 December 1969) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Tangail-6.[1] In January 2024, he was appointed the State Minister of Commerce.
Education[edit]
Titu graduated from Assumption University (Thailand) with a BBA degree and got an MBA from Pittsburg State University, US, in 1993.[2]
Career[edit]
Titu was elected to parliament from Tangail-6 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.[3][4] Titu was the founding president of the Dhaka Stock Exchange's Brokerage Association.[5]
Associations[edit]
Titu is a prominent business leader and capital markets giant that has a long history of involvement in the financial sector of Bangladesh. In 1998 he was the convener of "DSE Automation Process Committee" [6] and automation of Dhaka Stock Exchange trading started on 10 August 1998. From 2005 to 2010 he was a member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) and in 2012 was the vice president of BIA.[7]
Titu was elected as the president of Dhaka Stock Exchange on 15 June 2013.[2] Prior to that, he held the position of senior vice president of DSE from 16 March 2011, to 15 March 2012, after being elected director on 16 March 2011, for the third time.[8] Before that he held the position of vice chairman of DSE from 30 March 2000, to 29 March 2001, and from 18 December 1997, to 30 March 2000, he was the councillor of DSE.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Titu married Ariya Islam in 1994; the two met while studying at Assumption University (Thailand). They have three children: Aniqa, Alisa and Ariq. Aniqa completed her bachelor's degree at Mahidol University in Thailand and her master's degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in the US. Alisa completed her BBA at Temple University in Philadelphia, US, and her Masters in Business Analytics from Imperial College London in the UK. Ariq completed his bachelor's degree at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Constituency 135_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 7 August 2019. [dead link]
- ^ a b c "Mr. Ahasanul Islam Titu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Ahasanul Islam Titu - আহসানুল ইসলাম (টিটু)". Amarmp. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Interview with AL nomination aspirant Ahsanul Islam Titu from Tangail-6". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "DSE Brokers Association holds AGM". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "DSE 51st Annual General Meeting" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Insurance assoc re-elects new president". The Daily Star. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Four directors elected to DSE". The Daily Star. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2019.