Emajuddin Ahamed

Ahamed was born in Malda district in West Bengal in British India. He later moved to Chapai Nawabganj District in Bangladesh with his family. Ahamed received his early education in Rajshahi. He got his bachelor's degree from Rajshahi College. He then joined the civil service as a lecturer of government college. He became the principal of the college. In the mid 1970s he was granted a scholarship by the Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. He received a PhD for his research in political science.

Upon returning to Bangladesh, Ahamed joined the University of Dhaka as a senior lecturer of the Department of Political Science. He later became a professor. He started writing about his research and reviews of the general politics of the country. He wrote numerous books on national politics.[3]

He served two terms as the pro-vice chancellor before becoming the vice chancellor of Dhaka University in 1992. He retired in 1996. He became the vice-chancellor of the University of Development Alternative in 2002.[4] He also works with the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.[5]

Ahamed was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1992 for his contribution to education.

Ahamed is married to Selima Ahamed. They have five children and ten grandchildren.

• catalogue.nla.gov.au
• Ahamed, Emajuddin (November 1978). "Development Strategy in Bangladesh: Probable Political Consequences" (PDF). Asian Survey. University of California Press. 18 (11): 1168–1180. doi:10.2307/2643299. JSTOR 2643299.