Abdul Mannan (educator)

For other people named Abdul Mannan, see Abdul Mannan (disambiguation).
Abdul Mannan
Born Chittagong
Nationality Bangldeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka
University of Hawaii
Miami University
Occupation university academic, professor

Abdul Mannan is a Bangladeshi educator. He is the 12th and current chairman of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.[1] He served as the Vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong during 1996–2001.

Education and career

Mannan earned his master's in Management from the University of Dhaka in 1972.[1] He completed his graduate and post-graduate studies from the University of Hawaii and the Miami University in 1978.[2]

Mannan started his career when he joined the Department of Management of the University of Chittagong as a lecturer in 1973.[3] He conducted advanced research on international commerce in Ohio State University in 1989.[4]

In 1996, Mannan became the youngest Vice-chancellor of the country when was appointed at the University of Chittagong.[2]

In 2005, Mannan took an early retirement from the University of Chittagong. He then became an Advisor to the Board of Trustees and a full-time Professor in the Business School of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He also served as a Professor in the Department of Business and the Dean of Faculties at the East West University.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Mannan made new UGC chairman". Nirapad News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chairman, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh" (PDF). UGC. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Abdul Mannan new UGC chairman". NTV. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prof Mannan joins UGC as chairman". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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