A S M Abdul Halim is a former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh and published author.[1][2] He is an advisory council member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[3][4]
Halim was born in Jamalpur District.[5]
Halim was appointed secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture in December 2003.[6] He was serving as the secretary to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[6]
On 24 November 2005, Halim was appointed Cabinet Secretary replacing Dr Saadat Hussain.[5] From November 2005 to August 2006, he was the chairman of Officers Club, Dhaka.
In December 2005, Halim spoke at a rally of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Jamalpur District.[5] This was criticized by many including Sultan Mahmud Babu, member of parliament, as the civil administration is meant to be neutral and Halim was a serving civil service officer.[5][7] He denied it was a political event and that he had violated the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules 1979.[8]
Halim contract was extended after he reached the age of retirement.[7][9] He joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in October 2006 one month after his retirement by presenting a flower bouquet to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[5]
Halim was the chairman of the Greater Mymensingh Cultural Forum in 2007.[10]
In April 2015, Halim met the Election Commission as part of the delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[11]
Halim is an advisor to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[12] In 2018, he sought the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination for Jamalpur-2.[12][13] The nomination went to Sultan Mahmud Babu who lost to Md Faridul Haque Khan of the Awami League.[14]
