Former caretaker government advisor Imam Uddin Ahmad Chowdhury passed away at his residence in Sylhet yesterday. He was 97.

He breathed his last around 3:00am, said his son Dr Niaz Ahmad Chowdhury.

He left behind one son, one daughter, grandchildren, and a host of relatives to mourn his death.

He will be buried following a namaz-e-janaza at Shahjalal Dargah Mosque on October 27.

Imam Uddin's career included serving as an advisor to the Shahabuddin Ahmed caretaker government, a role he assumed on January 7, 1991. He was in charge of the commerce ministry.

He was born on December 10, 1926, in Sylhet's Dakkhin Surma upazila's Daudpur village.

He passed the BSc Engineering examination with first class in 1951 as a pioneering student of Dhaka Engineering College. He then started his career as an assistant engineer in the Communication and Building Department of the government of East Bengal in 1951.

In 1980, he assumed the role of secretary of the planning division. In 1982, Imam assumed additional responsibilities as a member of the Planning Commission, maintaining this role until 1985.

After a brief tenure as the secretary of the railways ministry, he was appointed the secretary of the housing and public works ministry in October 1985.

He retired from the post on January 6, 1987.

Throughout his career, Imam Uddin also held the position of chairman at both Agrani and Janata banks.