Imamus Sultan

Managing Director, Grameen Kalyan
Bangladesh

Mr. Md. Imamus Sultan currently holding the responsibility of Managing Director, Grameen Kalyan (Grameen Wellbeing). Among its various activities, Grameen Kalyan (GK) is providing primary healthcare services for the rural community and running 73 communities based primary health centers. It is also providing financial support to Grameen Bank (GB)’s members, employees and their families. Before joining in GK, Mr. Sultan was actively involved in creating social businesses under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus since 2006 and held the responsibility of Managing Director of Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a joint venture with Groupe DANONE of France during its establishment phase. He was also the founding Managing Director of Grameen Health Care Services Ltd. Both are social business enterprises. He was also actively involved in setting up some other social business companies namely Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd., Grameen Veolia Water Ltd. Grameen BASF Ltd. During 1998-2005, he worked as Micro-credit Consultant in Egypt Project Hope, Cairo, Egypt an affiliated Foundation of Arab Gulf Fund for United Nation Organizations (AGFUND). He joined in Grameen Bank (GB) in 1980 and held different positions during his 20 years’ service in GB until his voluntary retirement as Deputy General Manager in 2000. He performed as a short term ILO consultant in July-August, 1996. Other than his position as Managing Director of Grameen Kalyan, Mr. Sultan is also Member in the Board of Directors of several Grameen Companies. He is married, 62 years old and father of a daughter.