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Dr. Hasan Mahmud, MP
Honorable Minister
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Govt. of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
Personal Information:
Minister, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
(07th January to Still)
Member of the Parliament, (Constituency- 284, Chattogram- 07)
Joint Secretary, Bangladesh Awami League
Positions Held:
Former Secretary, Publicity & Publications, Bangladesh Awami League ( December 2012 to 2019 ).
Chairman, Standing Committee on Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (January 2014 to 2019)
Former Minister, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (August/2009 to January/2014)
Former State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2009 to August/20009)
Former Secretary, Environment & Forest Affairs, Bangladesh Awami League (2002 to 2012)
Education:
PhD. In Environmental Science
Environmental Chemistry, Limburg University, Belgium, 2001
Masters:
Human Ecology (Environmental Science)- Bridge University of Brussels, Belgium, 1996
Thesis- Contribution of Human Excreta to surface water pollution
International Politics- University of Libha-de-Brussels, 1996
Inorganic Chemistry- Chattogram University, 1989
Bachelor Degree:
Chemistry, Chattogram University, Bangladesh, 1987
Post Graduate Diploma:
Post graduate diploma in Human Ecology (Environmental Science), Bridge University of Brussels. Belgium
Certificate Course:
International Certificate in Human Ecology, International Association of Human Ecologist, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996
Certificate in French Language (02 years), Alliace Froacess, Chattogram, Bangladesh.1986
Certificate Course (03 months), Dutch Language, Hasselt, Belgium
Teaching Experience:
Former Visiting Fellow and Academic Board Member, European Institute for Strategic Studies, Brussels, Belgium
Part time teacher (Environmental Science & Bangladesh Studies), East-West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Part time teacher (Environmental Science & Bangladesh Studies), North-South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Part time teacher (Environmental Science), Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Part time teacher (Oceanography), Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Invited for Special lecture:
Cornell University, New York, USA (Global Climate Change- Issue & Our Responsibilities, August, 2011)
Harvard University, Boston, USA (Global Climate Change Issues- How to avert the situations- 2012)
Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne School of Land &Environment
(Climate change & its Impact on global environment & economic development- Special focus on Bangladesh- March, 2014)
City University of London, UK (Contentions Politics & Democracy in the Digital Arena- January, 2017)
National Defense College (NDC), Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political Background:
Special Award:
Dr Hasan Mahmud, MP is a well-known environmentalist both in home and abroad. He was awarded with the “Certificate of Honorable Mention” by Green Cross International”- an Environmentalist organization for his strong role of global climate change. As the President of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of National Parliament he worked very successfully to tackle the country’s environmental and climate threatening issues.