Mohammad Alauddin | |
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Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong | |
In office 9 December 2010 –14 June 2011 | |
Preceded by | Abu Yusuf |
Succeeded by | Anwarul Azim Arif |
Vice-Chancellor of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University | |
In office 4 May 2013 –3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | M. Nurul Islam |
In office 29 July 2017 –28 July 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Md. Forhad Hossain |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 Pabna District,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan |
Alma mater | Jahangirnagar University University of Delhi |
Mohammad Alauddin (born 1954) is a Bangladeshi academic and university administrator. He served as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong and was later appointed for two terms as Vice-Chancellor of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University. [1] [2]
Alauddin was born in 1954 in present-day Majnabari village,Kazipur Upazila,Sirajganj District,Bangladesh. [3] He completed his bachelor's and master's in Chemistry in 1976 and 1977,respectively,from Jahangirnagar University. [3] He obtained his PhD in 1990 from the Delhi University. [3] [4]
Alauddin began his academic career in 1981 as a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chittagong. [3] He was promoted to professor in 1995. [3] In 1997,he became the chairman of the university’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. [3]
Alauddin served as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong from December 2010 to June 2011. [5] He was serving as the pro-vice-chancellor before that. [6]
On 4 May 2013,Alauddin was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University. [7] He was reappointed for a second term on 27 July 2017 and formally assumed office on 29 July. [7] [8]
Alauddin has served as president of the Association of Universities of Bangladesh. [9]