Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir
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Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir | |
|---|---|
বেগজাদী মাহমুদা নাসির | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Central Women's University | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1929 |
| Died | 3 November 2015 (aged 86) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Spouse | A A Abdul Matin |
| Alma mater | Lady Brabourne College University of Dhaka |
| Awards | Begum Rokeya Padak (2001), Anannya Top Ten Awards (2001) |
Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir (16 April 1929 – 3 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi academic.[1] She served as the founder principal of Central Women's College from 1956 until 1992 and then as the vice-chancellor of Central Women's University during 1993–1996.[2][3] She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2001.[3] She was selected an honorary fellow of Bangla Academy in 2002.[4]
Nasir completed her bachelor's from Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata in 1947 and masters in English literature from the University of Dhaka in 1950.[3]
Career
Nasir started her career in 1951 as a lecturer in English at Kumudini College, Tangail.[5] In 1956, she founded the Central Women's College (CWC) in Dhaka. In 1993, she founded Central Women's University, the first women's university in Bangladesh. She was a syndicate member of Jahangirnagar University from 1976 to 1986, an academic council and senate member of the University of Dhaka from 1965 to 1970.[3]
