Alauddin Ahammad
Bangladesh academic and politician (c. 1948 – 2022)
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Alauddin Ahammad (1947/1948 – 13 December 2022)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-1 constituency.[2] He was a vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University.[3][4]
Preceded byAmirul Islam Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbdul Bayes
Preceded byA. K. M. Shamsul Haque
MP TERM 2 (2001-2006)
Succeeded byEdris Ali Bhuyian (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
Alauddin Ahammad | |
|---|---|
আলাউদ্দিন আহম্মদ | |
| 5th Vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University | |
| In office 18 July 1998 – 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Amirul Islam Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Bayes |
| Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-1 | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. M. Shamsul Haque MP TERM 2 (2001-2006) |
| Succeeded by | Edris Ali Bhuyian (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947/1948 |
| Died | 13 December 2022 (aged 74) |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career
Ahammad was a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
In 1998, Ahammad resigned after a rape on campus led to mass protests by the students and teachers.[5][6]
Ahammad was elected to the parliament from Kishoreganj-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in a 1999 by-election and again in 2001.[7]
Ahammad served as the education and political affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2013.[8]