Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (25 January 1934 – 30 April 2022)[2] was a Bangladeshi economist, writer, civil servant, secretary, diplomat and politician.

His father, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, a judge by profession, was one of the founders of the Sylhet branch of the All-India Muslim League and took part in the Pakistan Movement.

[8][9] Abdul Muhith served as the general secretary of the central committee of the Pakistan Civil Service Association during 1960–1969.

He was the first diplomat of Washington Embassy who showed his consent in favour of Bangladesh giving up the side of Pakistan during the Independence War of 1971.

He has been a recognised figure in the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, IDB and in different organisations of United Nations.

[citation needed] Abdul Muhith took oath as the Finance Minister of Bangladesh government on 6 January 2009 and in August 2009 he inaugurated the building of the Benapole Customs and Immigration Check Post.

[10] Abdul Muhith retired from the government and from his role as a Jatiya Sangsad member for the Sylhet-1 constituency at the elections of December 2018.

Abdul Muhith became the center of a criticism after he had commented on the Hallmark money scam that the Tk 4,000 crore embezzled was a "meager amount".

[18] In September 2015, Abdul Muhith faced widespread criticisms for his remarks against the movement of public university teachers of Bangladesh seeking a separate pay scale.