Md. Anwarul Azim Arif

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Md. Anwarul Azim Arif is a Bangladesh academic, banker, and vice-chancellor of the International Islamic University Chittagong. He is the former vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong. [1] He is the former chairperson of Social Islami Bank Limited. [2]

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Arif is the chairman of the central executive committee of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh. [3]

Early life

Arif completed his master's degree in commerce at the University of Chittagong. [4] He completed his MBA at the University of the Philippines. [4]

Career

Arif joined the University of Chittagong as a lecturer in 1976 in the Management Studies department. [4] [5] He joined National Bank as a probationary officer in 1984. [4]

From 7 January 2012 to 6 August 2012, Arif was the dean of the Faculty of Engineering. [6]

From 2011 to 2105, Arif was the vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong. [4] In August 2011, he successfully convinced proctor Dr Mohammad Akter Hossain and three assistant proctors to rescind their resignation. [7] [8] They had resigned following bad behavior of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists with them. [7]

Arif was appointed the chairperson of Social Islami Bank Limited in November 2017. [4] He was the additional managing director of First Security Islami Bank Limited. [4] Kazi Osman Ali was appointed Managing of Social Islami Bank under Arif. [9] After his appointment nine director of the bank resigned which included Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan, one of five shareholders and head of Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh. [10] Former chairman of the Bank, Major (Retired) Dr Md. Rezaul Haque, was removed and replaced with Arif as part of S. Alam Group of Industries, a Chittagong-based conglomerate, of consolidating control over the bank. [11] Arif was appointed as a representative of Hasan Abason Limited, a subsidiary of S. Alam Group of Industries. [12]

In July 2021, Arif was appointed Vice Chancellor of International Islamic University Chittagong. [13]

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