Additional Secretary Mr. Md. Ali Noor has taken over as the Director General of the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU), IME Division, Ministry of Planning.

Before joining the CPTU on 26 February 2019, Mr. Ali Noor was the Managing Director of Jibon Bima Corporation since 7 May 2018. Earlier he worked as the Additional Secretary, Social Welfare Ministry.

The immediate-past DG, CPTU Md Faruque Hossian has been promoted as Secretary in Charge and posted as Executive Chairman at the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) under PMO.

Mr. Ali Noor is a member of the BCS 1986 batch of Administration Cadre. He performed in various government positions including Assistant Commissioner, Metropolital Magistrate, Cantonment Executive Officer, Upazilla Nirbahi Officer, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Additional District Magistrate, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Controller of Examination (Bangladesh Public Service Commission), Joint Secretary, Fisheries and Livestock Ministry.

He passed SSC from Nababganj Pilot High School and HSC from the Dhaka College. Mr. Ali Noor obtained his Honours and post-graduation in Sociology from the University of Dhaka.

As part of training and official requirements, Mr. Ali Noor visited the USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, Sweden, China, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, Vietnam, Bhutan, Tajikistan and the Philippines.

He comes of a respectable Muslim family of Bardhanpara village of Nababganj Upazilla in Dhaka district. He and his wife have two daughters.