Abdul Mannan (educator)

Abdul Mannan
Born Chittagong
Nationality Bangldeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka
University of Hawaii
Miami University
Occupation university academic, professor

Abdul Mannan is a Bangladeshi educator. He is the 12th and current chairman of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.[1] He served as the Vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong during 1996–2001.

Education and career

Mannan earned his master's in Management from the University of Dhaka in 1972.[1] He completed his graduate and post-graduate studies from the University of Hawaii and the Miami University in 1978.[2]

Mannan started his career when he joined the Department of Management of the University of Chittagong as a lecturer in 1973.[3] He conducted advanced research on international commerce in Ohio State University in 1989.[4]

In 1996, Mannan became the youngest Vice-chancellor of the country when was appointed at the University of Chittagong.[2]

In 2005, Mannan took an early retirement from the University of Chittagong. He then became an Advisor to the Board of Trustees and a full-time Professor in the Business School of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He also served as a Professor in the Department of Business and the Dean of Faculties at the East West University.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Mannan made new UGC chairman". Nirapad News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chairman, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh" (PDF). UGC. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Abdul Mannan new UGC chairman". NTV. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prof Mannan joins UGC as chairman". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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