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Bangladeshi businessman (1952?2020)
Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan
OBE
(2 July 1952 ? 19 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi businessman.
Early life
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Bhuiyan was born in 1952.
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He did two master's degrees, in economics and business administration from the University of Dhaka.
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Career
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Bhuiyan joined Linde Bangladesh Limited in 1975.
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Bhuiyan was the managing director and country head of Linde Bangladesh Limited (formerly, BOC Bangladesh Ltd.) from 1998 to May 2011. He retired in 2011 over health reasons.
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An active member of the business community, Bhuiyan sat on the boards of the
Chittagong Stock Exchange
, the
International Chamber of Commerce
and the Bangladesh Employers' Federation. He was the president of the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) of Bangladesh from 1999 to 2003.
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In November 2007, he joined the board of
Advanced Chemical Industries
(ACI) Limited.
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On 25 February 2008, he was appointed to the newly formed board of directors of
Bangladesh Biman
by the Caretaker government.
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Bhuiyan has been Advisor of Robi Axiata Limited since August 2011.
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In 2007, Bhuiyan was appointed an honorary
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
(OBE)
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for his achievements and services towards strengthening UK-Bangladesh business relations.
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Personal life
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Bhuiyan married Sajeda Rahman, and had one daughter and one son.
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Death
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Bhuiyan died on 19 June 2020.
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