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= M Jalalul Hai =

Mohammad Jalalul Hai (born 1954) is a Bureaucrat, Businessman and Philanthropist of Bangladesh. He currently serves as the Chairman & CEO of Haison International Ltd. He is also the Honorary Advisor of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ITPO Tokyo, Japan in Bangladesh[1]. Hai was decorated with the most prestigious Imperial Award 'Order of the Rising Sun' by the Government of Japan for his years of contribution to strengthening economic relations between Bangladesh and Japan[2], he is the first Bangladeshi Government official to receive the Award[3].

Early Life and Education
Hai was born in 1st July, 1954 in Chittagong to one of the oldest, renowned and respectable family of Mirzakhil Darbar Sharif. Son of Muhammad Mahmudur Rahman Shah who was a Zamindar (Landlord) who also owned few enterprises like agriculture, construction, import-exports, hardware tools, sole distributor for British American Tobacco products in Chittagong. Hai is the grandson of Shah Saiyid Muhammad Abdul Hai better known as Hazrat Shah Jahangir Fakhrul Arefin Maulana Muhammad Abdul Hai Chatgaami [4]a very renowned islamic scholar in the then Hindustan (late 19th to early 20th century) and also descendent of Sayyid Jalaluddin Bukhari (Jalaluddin Surkh Posh Bukhari) of Uch Sharif, Pakistan. Hai is the 9th descendant of the family settled in Mirzakhil, Chittagong. He went to Mirzakhil High School and College where he finished his high school. He then went to University of Chittagong to pursue his honor's and master's in economics. Hai then moved to Dhaka and did Master's degree of Urban and Regional planning from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Hai then went to The Netherlands to pursue Master of Business Management from Delft University of Technology.

Career
Hai started his carrier working as a Government Official in different Ministries and Departments since 1980, starting from Ministry of Agriculture, Department of lndustries, Ministry of lndustries and Board of Investment (BOI), 1980-2011. Worked eight times as Bangladesh Delegate in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Tokyo at different periods from 1994- 2015.

He was Director in-charge of foreign investment in the Board of Investment (presently BIDA), 2004-2011. After retiring from Bangladesh Civil Service he joined Embassy of Japan, Bangladesh as Advisor (2011-2014).[5]

On April 29, 2016 (Japan Time), the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2016 Spring Imperial Decorations. Among 91recipients all over the world, Hai received “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.” The conferral is in recognition of his great contribution to strengthening economic relations between Japan and Bangladesh for more than twenty years. Hai, who, for many years, served as a Director of Board of Investment (presently BIDA), made relentless efforts in promoting Japanese investment in Bangladesh. His undaunting spirit and persuasion have successfully facilitated some of the outstanding investments from Japan to Bangladesh and greatly contributed in expanding economic relationship between the two countries. Hai has set a new tone in the mind of the Japanese investors, and today, his effort in gaining renewed vigor as Japan and Bangladesh make great stride in establishing Comprehensive Partnership, a new vision launched by our Prime Ministers in 2014.

Hai devoted his career to promote business partnerships between Bangladesh and Japanese enterprises. After working at the Board of Investment of Bangladesh (BOI) to provide services to foreign investors, he joined the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka as an Advisor. In January 2015, Hai established Haison International, Ltd. and continues to further encourage and contribute business exchange between Bangladesh and Japan.Hai is the Honorary Advisor of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ITPO Tokyo, Japan in Bangladesh. [6]Besides, he is also the shareholder Director of Kintetsu World Express (KWE) Bangladesh and many other multinational, private companies. He is the elected Vice President of Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JBCCI) for two consecutive terms.[7][8]

Personal life
Hai is the third son of the family. He was married to Tanniya Nazneen, from a respectable family of Syeds of Gunagari, Banshkhali. She is the daughter of S.M.Rahman who was the Managing Director of Eastern Federal Union Insurance Company, a pioneer in insurance sector of the country. Together they have a daughter and a son.

Honor
Order of the Rising Sun[2]