Cabinet Secretary
Mr. Nasimul Ghani joined as 26th Cabinet Secretary of the Country on 16 February 2026. Prior to joining this Division, he served as the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Mr. Nasimul Ghani belongs to the BCS (Administration) cadre 1982 batch. The 1982 batch is well-known for exceptional talented officers among the BCS batches. He ranked 6th in the merit list of 142 officers in the Administration Cadre of this batch.
Mr. Nasimul Ghani began his career in 1983 as an Assistant Commissioner at Deputy Commissioner's Office in Rangamati Hill District. After working in Rangamati for four years, he was appointed as Assistant Director at the Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogura. He was promoted to Deputy Director and then to Joint Director of the Academy. In 1990, he was appointed as the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Bishwambarpur Upazilla of Sunamganj, and in 1991, he was transferred to the position of Private Secretary to the Minister for Land. Later he was appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister for Education. In 1995, he was assigned to the Bangladesh Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, as First Secretary (Labour), and was repatriated a year later. Upon returning to Bangladesh, he was appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioner of Bhola and later transferred to the same position in Chapainawabganj. In 1999, he was appointed as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Non-Formal Education. He was promoted to the rank of Deputy Secretary in 2001 and served as Deputy Commissioner of Jamalpur. After his tenure as Deputy Commissioner, he was appointed as Private Secretary to the Speaker of the National Parliament. In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of Joint Secretary and worked in the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. He also served as Director General of Prime Minister Office and later Director General of Bangladesh Television (BTV). In 2006, he was promoted to to the rank of Additional Secretary and was appointed as Private Secretary to the Honorable President. In 2007, he was assigned as Director General of National Institute for Population Research and Training (NIPORT). In 2009, he was appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Public Administration (MoPA). After four years as an OSD, he was retired compulsorily from service in 2013. In August 2024, following the revolution of students and the public, the interim government appointed him as Senior Secretary on a contractual basis at the President's Office. Nasimul Ghani joined the President's Office as Senior Secretary on August 18, 2024. Afterwards, he served as the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs from 23 December 2024 to 15 February 2026.
Mr. Nasimul Ghani was an outstanding student at Mirzapur Cadet College and Dhaka University. He completed his SSC from Mirzapur Cadet College in 1973 and his HSC in 1975. He obtained his Honors and master’s degrees in economics from Dhaka University in 1980 and 1981, respectively.
Mr. Nasimul Ghani is leading a very happy life with his family. He and his wife Rozana Nasim have one son, a daughter-in-law, a daughter, and a grandson named Emir Ademar Ghani.