Suleman Khan (secretary)

Suleman Khan is the secretary of the Ministry of Education and is in charge of the Secondary and Higher Education Division. He is the former chairman of the Land Reform Board.

Early life
Khan passed his SSC from Mahishasura BK High School and HSC from Dhaka College in 1982 and 1984 respectively. He did his bachelor's and master's in accounting from the University of Dhaka in 1987 and 1988 respectively. He did his master's degree in economics at the Yamaguchi University.

Career
Khan joined the 11th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as an administration cadre. He was Assistant Commissioner of Land in Sylhet Division. Then promoted to Senior Assistant Commissioner.

In 2005, Khan was the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Shivalaya Upazila in Manikganj District.

In 2016, Khan was promoted to Joint Secretary and made Director of Health Economics Unit.

Khan was transferred from the additional secretary of Health Service Division to the Ministry of Commerce in August 2020.

Khan was promoted from additional secretary to secretary in October 2021. He was transferred from the Ministry of Commerce and made chairman of the Land Reform Board. He is a member of the trustee board of Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management.

Personal life
Khan's wife, Salma Chowdhury Ruma, was a member of parliament from a women's reserved seat of the Awami League. His father-in-law, Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, was a member of parliament of the Awami League.