Mustafizur Rahman (economist)

Mustafizur Rahman (born: (1955-12-31)December 31, 1955)^[1] is a Bangladeshi economist and policy analyst.^[2] He serves as a Distinguished Fellow and member of the Board of Trustees at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).^[3]

Rahman completed his secondary and higher secondary education from Mirzapur Cadet College.^[4] He completed his master’s degree in economics from Kharkov State University and earned a PhD in development economics from Moscow State University. He has undertaken post-doctoral and visiting research at institutions including the University of Oxford, Yale University, University of Warwick, and the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.^[5][6]

Rahman joined the University of Dhaka as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in 1986 and took voluntary retirement in 2012.^[6] He was also a member of the university's Senate. He has also been a member of the Board of Trustees and Syndicate of BRAC University.^[7][8]

Rahman was a founding member of the Centre for Policy Dialogue in 1993 along with Rehman Sobhan and was made the research director of the organisation in 1999.^[9]

In 2024, Rahman was appointed by the Interim government of Muhammad Yunus as a member of the National White Paper Committee, led by Debapriya Bhattacharya to evaluate the economic mismanagement of the Sheikh Hasina government and outlining a path toward reform.^[10]