Alhaj Khalilur Rahman is the Sponsor Director of National Bank. On May 5, 2024, Bangladesh Bank appointed Alhaj Khalilur Rahman as the Chairman of National Bank.

Alhaj Khalilur Rahman is one of the leading industrialists and business personalities of Bangladesh. He is the Chairman of KDS Group, one of the large business conglomerates of Bangladesh having footsteps in almost all the sectors. He is one of the Sponsor Director of National Bank Limited. He is also a member of Executive Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors. He is a Bachelor of Science in Management and a Commercially Important Person (CIP). He is the President of Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CMCCI), Vice President of Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association (BICDA), Chairman of Bangladesh C. R. Coil Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCRCMEA) and founder President of Patiya Samity at Chittagong City.

Alhaj Khalilur Rahman was one of the founding sponsors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank and currently holds significant shares of that bank. He is also the esteemed shareholder of Pragati Insurance Limited and Pragati Life Insurance Limited. He is the Life Member of Bhatiary Golf and Country Club, Chittagong Boat Club, Chittagong Club Ltd, Chittagong Metropolitan Lions Club, Chittagong Press Club, Chittagong Institute Limited (Senior’s Club), Chittagong Maa & Shishu Hospital & Ziri Zanakollan Trust.

Alhaj Khalilur Rahman also played an outstanding role in the expansion of education. He is the founder Chairman of Southern University Bangladesh and President of Khalilur Rahman Mohila College, Khalil Mir Degree College, Khalil Rahman Girls’ High School, Kartala Belkhain Mohabodhi High School, Khalilur Rahman Shishu Niketon (Kinder Garten), Saberia Khalilia Senior Madrasha & Shaindair Gouchiya Tayoubia Delwara Begum Sunnia Alim Madrasha.

He is a well-known philanthropist and engaged in different socio economic activities of the country.