Dr. Professor A. N. M Momtaz Uddin Choudhury | |
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এ.এন.এম মমতাজ উদ্দিন | |
1st Vice-Chancellor, Islamic University, Bangladesh | |
In office 31 January 1981 – 27 December 1988 | |
Preceded by | Post Stablish |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Sirazul Islam |
Director General, Directorate Of Secondary & Higher Education | |
In office 1961–1965 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1923 Lakshmipur Sadar, Lakshmipur District, East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) |
Died | 2 October 2005 (aged 81–82) |
Occupation | Academician, professor |
A. N. M. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury (1923 – 2 October 2005) was a Bangladeshi writer and academic. He was the first Vice Chancellor (1981–1988) [1] [2] of Islamic University, Bangladesh [3] He also served as project director for establishing Islamic University, Bangladesh. [4] [5] [6] He also played an important role in the establishment of the Islamic University. [7] [8] [9] [10] He also served as the Director General of the Directorate Of Secondary & Higher Education in 1963. [11]
Choudhury was born in 1923 to a Bengali Muslim zamindar family in the village of Gangapur in Dalal Bazar, Lakshmipur, then under the Noakhali district of the Bengal Presidency. [12] [13] [14] His mother's name is Fatema Begum. He spent his childhood with his family in this Gangapur village. [15]
In 1986, the OIC proposed to establish Islamic universities in different countries. [6] [11] In that context, Professor Momtaz Uddin was appointed as the Project Director on 2 February 1989 to establish the Islamic University in Bangladesh. He served in this capacity for one and a half years. Then the journey of the Islamic University started with a total of 300 students in four departments under two faculties, and Momtaz uddin Chowdhury was appointed as the first Vice-chancellor. [16] [17] [18]
Two years later, the Ershad government transferred the Islamic University to Gazipur, In Gazipur Islamic University lasted for 7 years, In here Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury's term ended. [19] He served as the Vice Chancellor of the Islamic University for 7 years and 11 months. [20]
On 21 February 1987, the Islamic University Chhatra League got into a dispute with the Vice-Chancellor over giving flowers at the Shaheed Minar. The vice-chancellor forbade Chhatra League and all students by dragging religious issues. The students are arguing with the Vice-Chancellor over this issue, and the Vice-Chancellor is forced to resign. [21] He was removed from the post of Vice-Chancellor just 4 days before the end of his term. [20]
Momtaz Uddin Choudhury and Advocate Akhtaruzzaman jointly established Dalal Bazar Fatema Girls High School, Lakshmiipur Sadar Upazila. [11] which is a well-known girls' high school in the region। [22] [12] The girls' school is named after Momtaz Uddin's mother Fatema Begum
Choudhury died on 2 October 2005. The Momtaz Uddin Choudhury Foundation is named in his honour. [24]