>Md Riaz Ahmed Gazi at 18:30, 25 July 2021

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{{short description|Bangladeshi civil servant}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Iqbal Mahmood
| office = [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission]]
| known_for =
| term_start = 14 March 2016
| term_end = 09 March 2021
| predecessor = Md Badiuzzaman
| image =
| awards =
| spouse = Dr. Khadija Begum
| native_name_lang = bn
| occupation =
| mother =
| father =
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[University of Dhaka]]|[[University of New South Wales]]|[[Jahangirnagar University]]}}
| nationality = [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
| birth_place = [[Faridganj Upazila|Faridganj]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Bangladesh]]
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}}
| successor = Moinuddin Abdullah
| native_name = ড. ইকবাল মাহমুদ
| children = 2
}}
'''Iqbal Mahmood''' is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant. He was appointed Chairman of the [[Anti Corruption Commission Bangladesh|Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh]] on 14 March 2016.
<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/03/10/former-senior-secretary-iqbal-mahmood-appointed-as-acc-chairman|title=Former senior secretary Iqbal Mahmood appointed as ACC chairman|date=2016-03-10|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/mar/10/iqbal-mahmud-made-acc-chairman|title=Iqbal Mahmud made ACC chairman|date=2016-03-10|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Mahmood was born in [[Faridganj Upazila|Faridganj]], [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Bangladesh]] in 1955. He had his preliminary schooling in Assasuni High School, [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]]. He completed Intermediate studies ([[Higher Secondary School Certificate|H.S.C]]) from [[Notre Dame College, Dhaka]].
He completed his BS and MS degrees in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] from [[University of Dhaka]]. He also holds another master's degree in policy studies from the [[University of New South Wales]], [[Australia]] with a specialization in international policy analysis and development. He completed his Ph.D. in public administration too.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Chairman of ACC|url=http://acc.portal.gov.bd/site/biography/4bf7ca39-35bc-4950-8b92-b3f90dbd2a43|last=|first=|date=|website=Anti-Corruption Commission|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511074442/http://acc.portal.gov.bd/site/biography/4bf7ca39-35bc-4950-8b92-b3f90dbd2a43|archive-date=2020-05-11|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>

== Career ==
Mahmood joined the civil service as a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Cadre in January 1981, and has since held various positions in the government of Bangladesh. He served as a Senior Secretary to the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]] before his retirement from the civil service. He has worked with the Government of Bangladesh in different capacities from January 1981 to November 2014. He held top level positions in different ministries (Finance, Public Administration, Communications & Railways, and Posts & Telecommunications) of the Government.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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>Md Riaz Ahmed Gazi at 18:30, 25 July 2021