Faruque Ahmed

Faruque Ahmed born in Dhaka is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and former president of Bangladesh Cricket Board. He represented the Bangladesh national cricket team from 1988 to 1999.

In One Day Internationals He made his ODI debut at Chittagong in 1988, against Pakistan. His highest one day score was 57 against India at Chandigarh in 1990. There he put on a 108-run partnership for the 3rd wicket with Athar Ali Khan.

In ICC Trophy Ahmed also played in two ICC Trophy tournaments, in 1990 and 1994. He scored 56 against Canada in 1990. There he shared a match-winning partnership of 121 with Man of the Match Nurul Abedin (105). Overall, he scored 69 runs in 3 innings (Avg. 23.00). Four years later, leading the side, he had a disappointing time with the bat in Kenya. He scored 114 runs at an average of 19.00.

Career As a captain In the domestic circuit, Ahmed proved himself as a successful captain very early in his career. This prompted the national selectors to make him the Bangladesh captain for the 1993–94 season. This however, didn't turn out to be a very good decision. Specially, in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya, dissatisfaction among senior players combined with injury to key players meant that Bangladesh failed to reach the Semis despite being one of the pre-tournament favorites.

After the 94 ICC Trophy, not only did Ahmed lose his captaincy, he also lost his place in the side. Nevertheless, he showed great courage to win back his place in the side as a top order batsman. He was one of the members of the Bangladesh side in the 1999 WC in England. He, however, failed to impress there, and retired afterward. On 21 August 2024, he has been appointed as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board. On 29 May 2025, the sports ministry of Bangladesh removed him from the post of board president. On 7 October 2025, he was elected as a vice-president of BCB.