Shahjahan Mahmood is a Bangladeshi technocrat and chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited. [1] [2] He is the former Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. [3] [4]
Mahmood completed his undergraduate studies in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [5] He completed his master's degree in operation research and PhD in systems engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5]
Mahmood was a systems engineer at Marine Corps Base Quantico and later at Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center from 2004 to 2012. [5] [6]
On 24 September 2015, Mahmood was appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission replacing Sunil Kanti Bose. [7] Initially Iqbal Mahmood was appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission but that decision was cancelled within a week and was replaced by Shahjahan Mahmood. [8] He briefly blocked Facebook, Viber, and WhatsApp in Bangladesh. [9]
In March 2017, Mahmood announced he was ready to shut down Facebook in Bangladesh if instructed by the government. [10] He recommended that the government terminate Golam Razzaque, director of Bangabandhu-1 satellite, which the government did. [11] He left Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2018 and was replaced by Md Jahirul Haque. [12]
As chairman of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited, Mahmood oversaw the launch of Bangabandhu-1, the first satellite of Bangladesh. [13]
Shahjahan Mahmood is a Bangladeshi technocrat and chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited. [1] [2] He is the former Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. [3] [4]
Mahmood completed his undergraduate studies in engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [5] He completed his master's degree in operation research and PhD in systems engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [5]
Mahmood was a systems engineer at Marine Corps Base Quantico and later at Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center from 2004 to 2012. [5] [6]
On 24 September 2015, Mahmood was appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission replacing Sunil Kanti Bose. [7] Initially Iqbal Mahmood was appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission but that decision was cancelled within a week and was replaced by Shahjahan Mahmood. [8] He briefly blocked Facebook, Viber, and WhatsApp in Bangladesh. [9]
In March 2017, Mahmood announced he was ready to shut down Facebook in Bangladesh if instructed by the government. [10] He recommended that the government terminate Golam Razzaque, director of Bangabandhu-1 satellite, which the government did. [11] He left Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2018 and was replaced by Md Jahirul Haque. [12]
As chairman of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited, Mahmood oversaw the launch of Bangabandhu-1, the first satellite of Bangladesh. [13]