| Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury | |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1946 |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | university academic, administrator |
| Father: | Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury |
| Mother: | Anwara Begum Chowdhury |
Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury (also AK Azad Chowdhury; born 21 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 23rd Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka and the 11th Chairman of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.[1] [2]
Chowdhury was born on 21 October 1946 to Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury and Anwara Begum Chowdhury. He completed his bachelor's and master's in bio-chemistry from the University of Dhaka in 1967 and 1968 respectively.[1] He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of Manchester in 1976.[1]
Chowdhury was a member of Drug Policy Committee of Harvard University, National Professor of Canam University of Paris, and Visiting Professor Nottingham University, UK.[3]
In 2018, Chowdhury was included in the Queen's New Year's Honours list,[4] receiving an MBE for services to Education in Bangladesh.[5]