IUB brings in procurement expert to strengthen financial oversight
Md Wasim Jabber, MCIPS, has joined Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) as Treasurer, effective from 3 June 2026.
He succeeds Khandker Md Iftekhar Haider.
Prior to joining IUB, Wasim served in the Bangladesh Civil Service for more than 32 years, holding senior positions in public administration, financial management, procurement and institutional governance.
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His areas of expertise include contract management, procurement strategy, financial oversight, compliance auditing and institutional leadership.
Most recently, Wasim served as Deputy Team Leader of the Digitising Implementation Monitoring and Public Procurement Project – Capacity Development and Professionalisation (DIMAPPP-CDP) at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ILO-ITCILO) in Turin, Italy, from 2019 to 2022.
Before that, he served as Director General (Additional Secretary) of the Bangladesh Petroleum Institute (BPI) under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
His earlier roles include Director of Administration and Finance at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), Director (Training and Education) of Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management (BIAM), and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at the Chattogram City Corporation.
Wasim holds a Master's in Procurement and Supply Management (MPSM) from BRAC University, an Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resource Management from the University of Science and Technology (USTC), Chittagong, and MCom and BCom (Honours) in Marketing from the University of Dhaka.
He also holds a Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Professional Diploma in procurement and supply from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), UK.
He has served as Adjunct Faculty at BRAC University and as a National Trainer on Public Procurement under the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA).
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), UK, and a Life Member of the Institute of Management Consultants Bangladesh.
