Anwara Begum (academic)
Anwara Begum (died on 21 April 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic. She was the first ever female to serve as a vice-chancellor of a university in Bangladesh.[2] In 2006, she was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to education.[3] She was married to the 14th President of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, and served as the First Lady of Bangladesh from 2002 until 2009.[4]
Anwara Begum | |
|---|---|
আনোয়ারা বেগম | |
| First Lady of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed role 6 September 2002 – 15 February 2009 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hasina Warda Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Rashida Hamid |
| Vice-Chancellor | |
| Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Abul Hossain Sikder |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 21 April 2018 (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Children | Imtiaz Ahmed Babu |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Career
Begum was a professor of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka. She later served as the chairman of the Department of Zoology and the provost of the Shamsun Nahar Hall.[4]
She was the first chairman of the board of trustees and the founding vice-chancellor[5] of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, a private university in Dhaka.[6] She is the first women vice-chancellor for university in Bangladesh.[7]
Personal life
Begum and her husband Iajuddin Ahmed had a son, Imtiaz Ahmed Babu.[8]
References
- ^ "Ex-president Dr Iajuddin's wife Anwara Begum dies". Dhaka Tribune. April 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "JU gets first female VC". bdnews24.com. March 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b . Munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Ex-president Iajuddin's wife passes away". Daily Sun. 22 April 2018.
- ^ . Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "প্রথম নারী উপাচার্য". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 31 December 2014.
- ^ "ইয়াজউদ্দীনপুত্র 'এখন পুলিশ হেফাজতে নেই'" [Iajuddin's son 'no longer in police custody']. BD News 24 (in Bengali). 8 January 2012.