A. S. M. Shahjahan

A. S. M. Shahjahan (9 March 1941 – 5 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi government police officer, civil servant and educator. He served as Adviser to non party Caretaker government of Bangladesh (2001), led by Chief Justice Latifur Rahman. he also served as the 15th Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police (8 July 1992 – 22 April 1996), and as the Secretary to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (1996-1999).

Adviser, Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
Following the provision for caretaker government through 13th Amendment of the Constitution, the second caretaker government was formed on 15 July 2001 with former Chief Justice, Justice Latifur Rahman, as the Chief Adviser.

A.S.M. Shahjahan was sworn in as Adviser, a position equivalent to that of a Cabinet Minister of the non-party caretaker government on 15 July 2001 led by the Honorable President of Bangladesh Shahabuddin Ahmed. He was given the charge of - Ministry of Education, Primary and Mass Education Division, Ministry of Science and Technology & Ministry of Youth and Sports. He also worked as Member Advisory Council on Law and Order, Member Advisory Council on Administration for the Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

He continued his work as senior adviser for Police Reform Program of United Nations Development Programme, a program designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Bangladesh Police in joint partnership with UNDP, Department for International Development (DFID) and the European Commission.

Other activities
<!-- * Chairman of Development Organization of the Rural Poor
 * President of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa).
 * Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Asia Pacific
 * Member of Transparency International Bangladesh.
 * Member of governing body, Uttara Adhunik Medical College.
 * He was the convocation speaker of the 11th Convocation of the American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) held in 30 January 2011.
 * He was guest of honour at findings Dissemination Session of the Public Attitude Follow-up Survey organised by the Police Reform Program on 21 August 2009.
 * He addressed the closing ceremony of a three-day training on Effective Media Relations organised by the PRP at BRAC Inn Centre on 20 July 2008.
 * He also addressed the inaugural function of a two-day orientation for the police officers on Gender Sensitivity: Key To Prevent Violence Against Women in Dhaka on 12 September 2007.
 * He was the keynote speaker at a seminar on Necessity of reform of police act for national development, organised by Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) at Bangladesh Economic Association office in Dhaka on 8 March 2008.
 * He was the Chief Adviser of Organization for Social Development of Unemployed Youth, a human welfare, employment oriented and non-profitable NGO.
 * He was chief guest at the seminar on National Youth Policy: a way to Employment held on 5 October 2003 at BIAM organised by Youth Employment Summit. -->