Anwara Begum (academic)

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Anwara Begum
আনোয়ারা বেগম
Vice-Chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology
Personal details
Died(2018-04-21)21 April 2018 (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Spouse(s)Iajuddin Ahmed
OccupationAcademic
AwardsEkushey Padak

Anwara Begum (died on 21 April 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic. She was the first ever female to serve as a vice-chancellor of a university in Bangladesh.[2] In 2006, she was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to education.[3] She was married to the 14th President of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, and served as the First Lady of Bangladesh from 2002 until 2009.[4]

Career[]

Begum was a professor of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka. She later served as the chairman of the Department of Zoology and the provost of the Shamsun Nahar Hall.[4]

Begum was the first chairman of the board of trustees and the founding vice-chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, a private university in Dhaka.[5]

Personal life[]

Begum and her husband Iajuddin Ahmed had a son, Imtiaz Ahmed Babu.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ex-president Dr Iajuddin's wife Anwara Begum dies". Dhaka Tribune. April 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "JU gets first female VC". bdnews24.com. March 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "President". Munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "History". Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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