Mr. C Q K Mustaq Ahmed had a long career in the Bangladesh Civil Service starting from January 1981. He served in various positions in the government which include Senior Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs; Senior Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture; Secretary, Bridges Division, and Secretary, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. After his retirement from the civil service he was appointed as the Chairman of the newly established Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the independent government regulator for auditing, accounting and actuarial functions of designated ‘Public Interest Entities’ like banks and other financial institutions, public and private sector companies and corporations, businesses, industries, NGOs, etc. FRC is also principal regulator for relevant professionals like Chartered Accountants, Cost and Management Accountants, Actuaries, Valuers etc. As its founder Chairman he built FRC into a fully functional national regulatory body.

Mr. Mustaq Ahmed obtained B.A. Honours and M.A. degrees in Economics from the Dhaka University. He attended study courses and leadership development programs in Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, USA; Birmingham University, UK; Civil Service College Singapore; and International Academy for Leadership, Cologne, Germany.In his Civil Service career Mr. Ahmed also worked, among various other positions, as DG NGO Affairs Bureau, First Secretary Bangladesh High Commission London, Deputy Commissioner Narayanganj, etc.

He also served on the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Bangladesh Karma Sangsthan Bank, and Social Development Foundation (SDF). Currently he is serving as Independent Director, Reckitt Benckiser BD Ltd., Independent Director, Prime Bank Ltd., and Director, Bangladesh NGO Foundation, Govt. of Bangladesh.During his career he has travelled more than 45 countries of the world in different official capacities.