Dr Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, former principal secretary of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, passed away early Monday.

According to a government statement issued in the morning, he breathed his last at Gulshan residence.

He will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard followed by Namaz-e-Janaza after Asr prayer at Gulshan Azad Mosque, reads the statement.

Kamal performed duty as principal secretary of Khaleda Zia till 2006.