Origins & Early Life

Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 1931 – 10 December 2012) was the president of Bangladesh, serving from 2002 to 2009. With a doctorate in soil science, Ahmed became a full professor at the University of Dhaka and chairman of the department. Beginning in 1991, he started accepting appointments to public positions, as chairman of the Public Service Commission (1991 to 1993) and of the University Grants Commission (1995 to 1999). In 2002, he won election as president.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

In 2004, he helped establish the private university, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology (ADUST). Ahmed was born on 1 February 1931 to a Bengali family in the village of Nayagaon in Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency. He was the son of the Muslim cleric Maulavi Muhammad Ibrahim. Ahmed passed his matriculation from Munshiganj High School in 1948 and his Intermediate of Arts from Haraganga College from Munshiganj in 1950. He obtained his B.Sc and M.Sc from the Department of Geology, University of Dacca in 1952 and 1954, respectively.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He later received his MS and PhD degrees in 1958 and 1962, respectively, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States. Returning...

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