Mahbub Ahmed Siddique

Mr. Siddique is the Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He joined in 2008, advancing to Director (Technical) in 2013, where he oversaw strategic functions including Quality Assurance, Technical Standards, Training & Research, and International Affairs.

His professional experience encompasses governance and the implementation of IFAC’s SMOs at ICAB. He served as Member Secretary to several ICAB Council committees. From September to November 2020, he also concurrently held the position of Secretary & CEO of ICAB.

He contributes to regional and global accountancy bodies, having held the positions of Assistant Executive Secretary (2016) and Executive Secretary (2017) of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), and is nominated again for these roles in 2025 and 2026, respectively. He also serves as an ICAB-nominated Director for the SAFA Foundation and as Marketing Director for Chartered Accountants Worldwide. Prior to ICAB, he worked as a consultant for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales on a World Bank-funded ICAB-ICAEW twinning project and in the finance division of a major telecommunication company.

He holds a Master’s in Accounting and completed his professional training at Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co., Chartered Accountants gaining audit experience across financial institutions and multinational corporations. He qualified as an ICAB Associate Member in 2007 and was admitted as a Fellow in 2012.

Mr. Siddique has served as a faculty and resource person for professional institutes including ICAB. His professional and personal travels have spanned numerous countries across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.