Jamal Uddin Ahmad

Early life and education He was born on 1 March 1932 in Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong District, Chittagong Division, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh). He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Dhaka. In 1954, Ahmad received a master's degree in commerce from the University of Dhaka. He returned to East Pakistan in 1961.

Career Upon his return he started his career as a Chartered Accountant. He joined the Cabinet of President Ziaur Rahman in 1977. He was appointed the deputy prime minister of Bangladesh on 23 August 1979. During his tenure in the cabinet he served as the minister of industries. In 1979 Bangladeshi general election he was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-4.

Death Ahmad died at his home in the Baridhara neighborhood in Dhaka on 3 January 2015, at the age of 82. His first funeral prayer was held at the Gulshan Azad Mosque in Gulshan Thana with burial at a family cemetery in Daulatpur union, Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong District.