Aftab Ahmed (academic)
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Aftab Ahmed | |
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আফতাব আহমাদ | |
| Vice-Chancellor of National University of Bangladesh | |
| In office 5 July 2003 – 20 July 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Momin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Wakil Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1949 |
| Died | 26 September 2006 (aged 56) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka University of London |
Aftab Ahmed (31 December 1949 – 26 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 5th vice-chancellor of National University of Bangladesh.[1] On 23 September 2006, Ahmed was assassinated at his Dhaka residence.[2] Mofiqul Hasan Tripti, an influential politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was arrested for the crime in August 2018.[3][4]
Ahmed was born at Mirzanagar of Begumganj Upazila in Noakhali District.[5] He passed the SSC and HSC exams in 1966 and 1968 respectively.[5] He stood first class first in BA (honours) and master's in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1971 and 1972 respectively.[5] He earned his PhD from the University of London in 1983.[5]
Career
Ahmed joined the political science department of the University of Chittagong in 1977 as a lecturer and was promoted to assistant professor in 1981 and associate professor in 1984.[5] He joined the University of Dhaka as a professor of political science department in 1995. He served as the vice-chancellor of National University of Bangladesh from July 2003 until July 2005.[1] He was relieved of the position before completing the full 4-year tenure.[6] He then served as a senior professor of political science at the University of Dhaka.[5]
