Mr Mahathir Mahmud Belal serves as a Programme Associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). His research focuses on social protection and labour market transformations. His research interests include social protection, labour market dynamics, and LDC graduation.

He holds a Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Economics from East West University, where he served as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Economics. Prior to joining CPD, he worked as a Research Intern at the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), where he acquired practical experience in economic research and field-based data collection.