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Fayezul Haque Choudhury

Mr. Fayezul Haque Choudhury is Vice President and Controller of the World Bank in Washington, DC, the highest ranking Bangladeshi ever to serve at the Bank.

He is a member of the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board and is Chair of the International Steering Committee of the International Forum for Accountability Development. Mr. Choudhury did a Joint Honours degree in Engineering Science and Economics from Oxford University in 1974. He then articled with Price Waterhouse in London in their public accounting practice, where he obtained his Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1977. He transferred to the management consultancy arm of Price Waterhouse in 1978 with specialist interest in financial institutions, including a three year assignment to develop the consulting practices in Nigeria. He left to join the World Bank in 1985. His other professional qualifications include being a Member of the Institute of Managment Consultants in the United Kingdom and a Certified Government Financial Manager in the United States.

Mr Choudhury is married to Yasmin Momin Choudhury. They have two children, Faisal and Fariha.