Md. Jahangir Alam

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Professor Dr.
Mohammad Jahangir Alam
Vice-chancellor
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
Assumed office
13 August 2023
OccupationProfessor, University administrator

Md. Jahangir Alam is a Bangladeshi academic, earthquake expert, and vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology. [1] [2]

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Alam is the former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology. Alam is the former vice-chancellor of University of Science and Technology Chittagong.

Early life

Alam was born on 30 November 1960 in Chittagong District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] [4] He graduated from Gasbaria NG High School and Chittagong College in 1976 and 1978 respectively. [3] He did his bachelor's degree in engineering at Chittagong Engineering College. In 1991, he completed his master's degree in engineering in Structural Engineering. [3] He completed his PhD in 1994. [3] He completed a diploma degree at the Asian Institute of Technology on Finite Element. [3]

Career

From 2012 to 2014, Alam was the Vice Chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology. [3]

Alam was the Vice Chancellor of University of Science and Technology Chittagong from 2019 to 2023. [3] On 20 August 2023, Alam was appointed the vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology. [5] He replaced Md. Rafiqul Islam Sheikh one year after his term ended. [5] [6]

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References

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