Maf Misbah Uddin

     Maf Misbah Uddin was born in Bangladesh. His father was a leader from Bengal who was jailed together with Mahatma Gandhi during the non-violence movement against British colonialism. He attended the University of Dhaka where he attained two Masters Degrees, the first in Mathematics and the second in Demography where he was first in his graduating class.

     In 1984 Maf obtained a Graduate Teaching Assistantship to study in the United States of America at Ball State University in Indiana. There Mr. Uddin attained his third Masters Degree in Actuarial Science. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Uddin went to Albany to work as an Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System. Two years later he moved to New York City and joined the Office of the Actuary to work for the City’s five retirement systems.    

     Maf became active in union politics as soon as he joined the City workforce in 1988. In 1992, he became an Executive Board Member of Local 1407 which represents the City’s Accountants, Statisticians, and Actuaries. In May of 2000 Mr. Uddin ran a brilliant campaign and unseated a two term incumbent by more than a two to one margin to become President of Local 1407 and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2003. Today he is the only Local President of Bangladeshi origin in the United States of America to lead a municipal union.

     In 2001 he was appointed as the Secretary-Treasurer of the District Council 37 Fallen Heroes Fund after the 9/11 tragedy. In 2002 he was elected vice president of DC 37. He also serves DC 37 on the Asian Heritage committee as chairman, on the Screening committee as a member, and as a Trustee of the Education Fund. As chairman of the Asian Heritage Committee he brings Asian culture, food, and music to share with the entire DC 37 Family. He has increased committee membership, participation in monthly meetings, voter registration, and political activities during election time. In the final event in May of every year more than 500 people join him in celebrating Asian Heritage here at the Council. Mr. Uddin is also a member of the Professional Committee of the International Union, AFSCME since 2002.

     In January of 2004, Maf Misbah Uddin became the Treasurer of DC 37, an umbrella organization of 56 municipal unions with 125,000 members. Mr. Uddin is proud and honored to have attained one of the most prestigious and important positions in the New York City Labor movement. In September of 2004 he was elected as Vice-Chair of the Municipal Labor Committee, a coalition of 97 unions with over 300,000 members, the first time that a President of Local 1407 has held this position in 53 years.

     Mr. Uddin is also very active in his community and from 1993 has served as one of the Board of Directors of The Parkchester Condominium Complex in the Bronx which is the largest Condominium development in the United States. As Treasurer of the Board he was instrumental in negotiating a $130 million renovation project with the Community Preservation Corporation and a consortium of twelve banks. Later as President of the Board, under his guidance, the actual renovation work was completed ahead of schedule.     

     If Mr. Uddin is not occupied with his professional duties he enjoys spending time with his family. He is married for over 21 years and the proud father of five children ranging in age from eight to twenty.