SAJEEB WAZED

SAJEEB WAZED
ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister

Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser to the
Hon’ble Prime Minister

Sajeeb Wazed, is a ICT Consultant and political campaigner.
He is the son of Sheikh Hasina,
the Honorable Prime Minister,
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh,
and the eldest grandson of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
the first President of Bangladesh.
A member of the Awami League, He was a key figure in formulating the
party's vision 2021 manifesto.
He is currently serving as the Honorable Prime Minister’s
Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser.

Sajeeb Wazed graduated with a
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at
Arlington in the United States and attended
the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,
where he earned his Masters in Public Administration degree.

In 2007, Sajeeb Wazed was selected by the World Economic Forum in

Davos as one of the "250 Young Global Leaders of the World".
The forum cited his role as
Advisor to the President of the Bangladesh Awami League.

On 25 February 2009, Sajeeb Wazed officially joined the

Awami League as a primary member of the Rangpur district unit of the party.

Within days of joining the Awami League as a primary member, Sajeeb Wazed,
in his capacity as an IT policy analyst, unveiled the concept paper and
action plan for the government's ambitious "Digital Bangladesh" scheme
to develop a strong ICT industry in
Bangladesh and initiate e-governance and IT education on a mass scale.