Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin Explained

Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin
Native Name:আলমগীর মোহাম্মদ সিরাজুদ্দীন
Native Name Lang:bn
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:university academic, professor
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka (MA), University of London (PhD)
Birth Date:1 December 1937
Office:Vice-Chancellor of University of Chittagong
Term Start:23 May 1988
Term End:29 December 1991
Predecessor:Mohammad Ali
Successor:Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury
Awards:Ekushey Padak

Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 8th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong.[1] In 2017, he was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in the education category.[2]

Early life and education

Serajuddin was born on 1 December 1937 to a Bengali Muslim family in Kanchana, Satkania, Chittagong District. In 1959, he graduated from Dhaka University with a first class honours Master of Arts in History. He gained his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of London in 1964. In 1967, Serajuddin became a qualified barrister-at-Law from the Lincoln's Inn of London.[3]

Career

Serajuddin returned to Chittagong in the Seventies, where he served as a faculty member of the Department of History at the University of Chittagong. He finished his post-doctoral degree at the University of London in 1974. In 2012, he was made Professor Emeritus of the same university.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin. University of Chittagong. 13 February 2017.
  2. News: 17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017. February 12, 2017. February 12, 2017. The Daily Star.
  3. News: স্বীকৃতি পেয়ে তাঁরা. Prothom Alo. bn. 15 February 2017.
  4. News: Dr Alamgir made Prof Emeritus of CU. 9 January 2012. 21 September 2017. The Daily Star.