Report of the Conference on Committee 
Systems

Panel 4: The Budget and Role of Committees

 



Chair: Shaikh Razzaque Ali, MP (left)

Presenter:

Professor Ali Ashraf, MP (right of the Chair)

 

Professor Ali Ashraf, MP

Professor Md. Ali Ashraf, MP, is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Finance. Born in 1947 Prof. Ashraf had his early education in Comilla and obtained his honours degree in Economics and his Masters in Economics from the Dhaka University.

Prof. Ashraf has worked as a researcher in various positions. A senior politician Prof. Ashraf actively participated in the War of Liberation organising freedom fighters’ camp in India. He was also Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Mujib Nagar Government.

Prof. Ali Ashraf is associated with a number of social and professional organisations. He is a member of Dhaka University Senate and the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. Besides he has association with a number of educational institutions. Prof. Ali Ashraf has represented Bangladesh in many conferences abroad and is a widely travelled person. Presently he is also a member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Planning.