Aftabul Islam

Overview

With 36 years of field experience in the private sector, Mr. Aftab ul Islam graduated first in Commerce (B.Com) and then in Law (LLB). Later he went on to be a Chartered Accountant and a fellow of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (FCA). Mr. Islam began his career with U.S.A. based multinational IT Company NCR Corporation and headed this organization for a number of years. In 1992, he launched his own business, IOE (Bangladesh) Ltd. He was elected President of the country’s premier Chamber, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), on the back of his positive contribution in the ICT sector. In the year 2001, Mr. Islam was elected President to lead the prestigious Forum of American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham), which works to promote trade and economic cooperation between US and Bangladesh. He has been instrumental in luring substantial amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh. He was elected as Director FBCCI (Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry) for the period 2005-2010. Honorable Prime Minister of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh appointed Mr. Aftab ul Islam as the Chairman of the SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) Foundation for two years from September 8, 2009 to September 2011.