Major General Moin Uddin (Retd.)

Managing Director

Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited

Major General Moin Uddin (Retd.) was born in a moderate Muslim family of Feni district. He is the son of Late Md. Abdus Salam Mia and Late Begum Mahmuda Akter. He took over (EGCB) as the Managing Director (MD) on 01 June 2022.

He was graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1984 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) discipline. He got commission from Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) and joined the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) of Bangladesh Army in 1985. He did his M.Sc Engineering from BUET in EEE discipline.

Before joining EGCB Major General Moin Uddin (Retd.) has served for about 37 years at home and abroad in military and civil administration as follows:

(1) 17 years in Bangladesh Army as Commander, Staff Officer, and Instructor at various Ranks/Capacities.

(2) 8 years in Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) as Instructor, Head of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering (EECE) Department and Dean, MIST.

(3) 2 years in United Nations Peace Keeping Missions. One year each in UNIKOM (United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observation Mission) in 1994-95 as Contingent Member and MONUC (United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo) in 2004-05 as Chief Inspector of Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Department.

(4) 10 years (+) in Bangladesh Power Sector as Chairman, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) along with Ex Officio duties as Chairman of Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL), RPCL-Norinco International Power Limited (RNPL), BDDB-RPCL Power Generation Company Limited (B-R Power Gen Limited), Bangladesh Power Equipment Manufacturing Company Limited (BPEMCL).

In addition to his regular duties, he has also performed as one of the board directors of the Boards of the following organizations and institutions:

(1) Board Director, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB).

(2) Director, Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (BEPRC).

(3) Director of the Governing Body of Bangladesh Power Management Institute (BPMI).

(4) Syndicate Member of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (BUET).

Presently, he is associated with the following institute:

(1) Industrial Advisory Panel Member of BRAC University and Green University, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka.

(2) Founding Member of Bangladesh Energy Society (BES), a newly formed voluntary society on Power and Energy.

Major General Moin Uddin (Retd) received a good number of Professional trainings at home and abroad. He has three publications at national and international journals on electrical load and energy demand and load forecasting. He has achieved a good number of awards including Chief of Army Staff Commendation for innovation/modifications to convert 03 obsolete Tanks T-62 into self-propelled Gun (SP Gun), Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) and Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) in 2000 and Best National Integrity Strategy (NIS) Award in 2019.He has traveled many countries including China, Hongkong, Thailand, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Congo, Japan, Liberia, Malaysia, Ivory Coast, Russia, Singapore, Netherlands and United States of America. He is fond of reading books. Major General Moin Uddin (Retd.) is married to Mrs. Fatima Johura Moni and blessed with two daughters.