Ali Akbar
23rd Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University
In office
24 May 2015  23 May 2019
Preceded byRafiqul Haque
Succeeded byLutful Hassan[1]
Personal details
Born (1952-03-10) 10 March 1952
Bogra District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materBangladesh Agricultural University
University of Aberdeen
Occupationuniversity academic, professor

Ali Akbar (born 10 March 1952) is a Bangladeshi academic.[2] He is the former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).[3]

Education and career

Akbar earned his bachelor's and master's from the Animal Husbandry Faculty at BAU in 1975 and 1977 respectively. He then joined as a lecturer in Animal Nutrition Department in 1977. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He was promoted to a professor in 1993.[2]

Upon the resignation of Rafiqul Haque, the previous vice-chancellor of BAU, Akbar was appointed to the position on 25 May 2015 for a four-year term.[4]

References

  1. "BAU appoints its 24th VC". The Daily Star. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Prof Ali Akbar new BAU VC". newsbangladesh.com. 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. "Vice Chancellor". bau.ac.bd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. "Ali Akbar new BAU vice chancellor". The Daily Star. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.


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