M. Azizur Rahman (academic)

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M. Azizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi academic and former Vice-Chancellor of Uttara University. [1] He is a former economic advisor of United States Agency for International Development at the Embassy of the United States, Dhaka. [2]

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Early life

Rahman did his undergraduate and master's in agricultural economics from Bangladesh Agricultural University. [3] He did his PhD in economics at Vanderbilt University in 1988. [3]

Career

Rahman fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. [3]

From 1989 to 1997, Rahman was the economic advisor of United States Agency for International Development at the Embassy of the United States, Dhaka. [3] He is a member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Economic Association. [3]

In 2003, Rahman founded Uttara University and was appointed its first vice-chancellor. [3] [4]

Personal life

Rahman is married to Eaysmin Ara Lekha, Vice-Chancellor of Uttara University. [3] [5]

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