Fakhruddin Ahmed

Fakhruddin Ahmed
ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ
Ahmed at the World Economic Forum (2008)
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (Acting)
In office 12 January 2007 – 6 January 2009
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Fazlul Haque (Acting)
Succeeded by	Sheikh Hasina
8th Governor of Bangladesh Bank
In office 29 November 2001 – 30 April 2005
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Mohammed Farashuddin
Succeeded by	Salehuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	(1940-05-01) 1 May 1940 (age 84) Bikrampur, Bengal, British India
Nationality	British Indian (1940–1947) Pakistani (1947–1971) Bangladeshi (1971–present)
Spouse	Trana Halim
Alma mater	Williams College University of Dhaka Princeton University (Ph.D.)

Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.^[1] He also served as the acting prime minister of Bangladesh.

On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (head of the government) of the non-party interim caretaker government, during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis. He continued in that post for nearly two years, a longer than usual time, but new elections were held on 29 December 2008, and the Awami League assumed power based on its majority.