Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury | |
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Born | 21 October 1946 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater |
University of Dhaka University of Manchester |
Occupation(s) | university academic, administrator |
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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]
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]
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]