Anwara Begum (academic)

Anwara Begum (1934/1935 – 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]

For other uses, see Anwara Begum (disambiguation).
Anwara Begum
আনোয়ারা বেগম
First Lady of Bangladesh
In role
6 September 2002 – 15 February 2009
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Preceded byHasina Warda Chowdhury
Succeeded byRashida Hamid
Vice-Chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology
In office
2004–2011
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbul Hossain Sikder
Personal details
Born1934/1935
Died(2018-04-21)21 April 2018 (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseIajuddin Ahmed
ChildrenImtiaz Ahmed Babu
OccupationAcademic
AwardsEkushey 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
  1. "Ex-president Dr Iajuddin's wife Anwara Begum dies". Dhaka Tribune. April 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. "JU gets first female VC". bdnews24.com. March 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. "President". Munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. "Ex-president Iajuddin's wife passes away". Daily Sun. 22 April 2018.
  6. "History". Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  7. "প্রথম নারী উপাচার্য". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 31 December 2014.
  8. "ইয়াজউদ্দীনপুত্র 'এখন পুলিশ হেফাজতে নেই'" [Iajuddin's son 'no longer in police custody']. BD News 24 (in Bengali). 8 January 2012.
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