Lutfey Siddiqi is the chief adviser's envoy for International affairs of Muhammad Yunus, head of the Interim government of Bangladesh.[1] He is a visiting professor in Practice at the LSE IDEAS, the foreign policy think tank of the London School of Economics.[2]
Lutfey Siddiqi | |
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 Siddiqi in 2021 | |
| Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Chief Adviser's Envoy on International Affairs | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Spouse | Deborah |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Economist Professor |
Siddiqi is an adjunct professor of the National University of Singapore Risk Management Institute.[3] He is an agenda contributor of the World Economic Forum.[4] He has spoken at a dozen events of World Economic Forum in Davos.[5] He is a contributor to the Bretton Woods Committee.[5]
Early life
editSiddiqi was born in December 1976.[6] His family hails from Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District.[1] His father is A. Y. B. I. Siddiqi, the 16th Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police, and his mother is Rehana Siddiqi.[7][8] He studied at Scholastica in Dhaka and Atlantic College in Wales.[8] He completed his bachelor and masters in economics from the University of York, and London School of Economics respectively.[8][1]
Career
editIn 2006, Siddiqi was the head of Risk Advisory and Corporate Foreign Exchange for Asia-Pacific of Barclays Bank.[8] He was also a part-time lecturer at the National University of Singapore.[8] In December, he was promoted to the managing director at Barclays Capital.[8]
Siddiqi was the founding head of UBS Knowledge Network.[2] In 2009, the government of Bangladesh declared him a Commercially Important Person (CIP).[5]
In 2012, Siddiqi was recognized at the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.[3] He is a trustee and Kurt Hahn Circle of Donors member of the Atlantic College.[9]
Siddiqi was part of a reception accorded to Professor Muhammad Yunus along with his father A. Y. B. I. Siddiqi, who hosted the event and mother Rehana Siddiqi in July 2013.[10] It was hosted at Spectra Convention Centre in Gulshan and included Akbar Ali Khan, Fazle Hasan Abed, Latifur Rahman, and Rehman Sobhan.[10] Yonus defended overstaying his term at Grameen Bank and the speakers applauded his achievements.[10][7]
Siddiqi has contributed to the Huffington Post.[11] He has spoken at the CFA Society New York.[12]
Siddiqi was named the managing director of Regions and Society Relations of the CFA Institute in January 2021.[13] He was appointed the co-curator for Banking and Capital Markets Transformation Map of the World Economic Forum.[14]
Personal life
editSiddiqi is married to Deborah.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "প্রধান উপদেষ্টার আন্তর্জাতিক বিষয়সংক্রান্ত বিশেষ দূত হলেন লুৎফে সিদ্দিকী". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Lutfey Siddiqi". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b "Biography". rmi.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Lutfey Siddiqi". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lutfey Siddiqui appointed as chief adviser's special envoy on international affairs". The Business Standard. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Lutfey SIDDIQI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b "Reception accorded to Yunus". The Daily Star. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bangladesh-born Siddiqi named MD at Barclays Capital". The Daily Star. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Lutfey Siddiqi". UWC Atlantic College. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b c "Yunus clarifies his overstay as Grameen Bank MD". Dhaka Mirror. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Lutfey Siddiqi | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Upcoming Events – CFA Society New York". 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "CFA Institute Names Lutfey Siddiqi Managing Director, Regions and Society Relations". CFA Institute.
- ^ "Lutfey Siddiqi announced as co-curator for the World Economic Forum Banking and Capital Markets Transformation Map". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-09-04.