Abdul Mannan (educator)

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]

As chairman of the University Grants Commission, Mannan banned private universities from admitting students with GED certificates in 2018.^[5]

In May 2025, an attempted murder case was filed against Mannan over a student of Alia Madrasa getting injured in Old Dhaka during protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024.