Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury
Born (1946-10-21) 21 October 1946
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Manchester
Occupation(s)university academic, administrator
Parents
  • Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury (father)
  • Anwara Begum Chowdhury (mother)

Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury (also AK Azad Chowdhury; born 21 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 23rd Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka and the 11th Chairman of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.[1][2]

Education and career

Chowdhury was born on 21 October 1946 to Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury and Anwara Begum Chowdhury. He completed his bachelor's and master's in bio-chemistry from the University of Dhaka in 1967 and 1968 respectively.[1] He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of Manchester in 1976.[1]

Chowdhury was a member of Drug Policy Committee of Harvard University, National Professor of Canam University of Paris, and Visiting Professor Nottingham University, UK.[3]

Achievements

In 2018, Chowdhury was included in the Queen's New Year's Honours list,[4] receiving an MBE for services to Education in Bangladesh.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Azad Chowdhury" (PDF). University Grants Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Prof AK Azad made UGC chairman". The Daily Star. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "A K Azad joins DU as Professor Emeritus". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Tyler, Jane (2018-12-28). "New Year's Honours List in full". birminghammail. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Muslims on the Queen's New Year Honors list". Arab News. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-04-30.


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