Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)

Mohammad Saifur Rahman (Bengali: সাইফুর রহমান ; 6 October 1932 – 5 September 2009) was a Bangladeshi chartered accountant, economist and politician. He was a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the longest-serving Finance Minister of Bangladesh. He delivered 12 national budgets in three terms between 1980 and 1981, 1991–1996 and 2001–2006 over a ministerial life spanning from December 1976 until October 2006 in three different governments. He was Trade & Commerce Minister for the first three years, and thereafter Finance and Planning Minister for 12 years.

In 1994, he was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain. In 2005, Rahman was awarded Ekushey Padak, the second highest state honor of Bangladesh. Provided by Wikipedia