Anwara Begum (academic)

Anwara Begum
আনোয়ারা বেগম
Vice-Chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology
Personal details
Died (2018-04-21)21 April 2018 (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Spouse(s) Iajuddin Ahmed
Occupation Academic
Awards Ekushey Padak

Anwara Begum (died on 21 April 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic. She was the first ever female to serve as a vice-chancellor of a university in Bangladesh.[2] In 2006, she was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to education.[3] She was married to the 14th President of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, and served as the First Lady of Bangladesh from 2002 until 2009.[4]

Career

Begum was a professor of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka. She later served as the chairman of the Department of Zoology and the provost of the Shamsun Nahar Hall.[4]

Begum was the first chairman of the board of trustees and the founding vice-chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, a private university in Dhaka.[5]

Personal life

Begum and her husband Iajuddin Ahmed had a son, Imtiaz Ahmed Babu.

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-president Dr Iajuddin's wife Anwara Begum dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. ↑ "JU gets first female VC". bdnews24.com. March 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "President". Munshigonj.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "History". Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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