Rubana Huq

Rubana Huq (born 9 February 1964)[2] is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet.[3] She is the current Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022.[4] She is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate.[5][6] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014.[7] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021.[8]

Rubana Huq
রুবানা হক
Huq in April 2019
Vice-Chancellor of Asian University for Women
Assumed office
15 February 2022
ChancellorCherie Blair
Preceded byProfessor Nirmala Rao, OBE,FaCSS[1]
President of BGMEA
In office
12 April 2019 – 12 April 2021
Preceded bySiddiqur Rahman
Succeeded byFaruque Hassan
Personal details
Born (1964-02-09) 9 February 1964
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseAnnisul Huq
Children3
Alma mater

Early life and education

Huq was born on 9 February in 1964 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[2] She was educated at Viqarunnisa Noon School and Holy Cross College.[2] She completed her master's in English literature from East West University in 2008 and PhD from Jadavpur University in 2018.[2][9]

Career

From 1995 to 2017, Huq served as managing director of the Mohammadi Group, a conglomerate founded by her husband, Annisul Huq.[10] In 2017, she became chairperson of the group following Annisul' death.[11] She served as the CEO of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010.[12][13] In 2019, she became the first woman elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).[14] Huq serves on the boards of the BGMEA, the UNFCCC fashion charter, the Asian University for Women (AUW), and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha (GSS).[15][16][17][18] On 15 February 2022, Huq became the Vice-chancellor of AUW.[19]

Awards and recognitions

Huq was recognized in the BBC 100 Women series in 2013 and 2014.[7] In 2014, she was awarded the DHL-Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for "Outstanding Business Women of The Year".[20]

Personal life

Huq was married to Annisul Huq until his death in 2017. She has three children, Navidul Huq, Wamiq Umaira, and Tanisha Fariaman Huq.[2]

References
  1. "Rubana Huq, new vice chancellor of Asian University of Women". The Daily Star. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. রুবানা হক একা এবং অনেক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. Moshiri, Nazanine (3 October 2012). "From Milan Fashion Week to Dhaka". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. "Rubana Huq, new vice chancellor of Asian University of Women". The Daily Star. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "Rubana Huq elected as BGMEA's first female President". Mohammadi Group. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. "Rubana Huq gives a talk at AIUB". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. Samira Sadeque, Syeda (8 March 2014). "Rubana Huq: Emblem of empathy". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. "Faruque Hassan is set to head BGMEA as Sammilita Parishad wins polls". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. "Talk Show on 'Women Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh: Status, Problems & Prospects'". American International University-Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  10. "Outstanding Business Woman Triumping in Man's World". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. "Fashion Bosses:Rubana Huq and Kim Winser". Mohammadi Group. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. Isas Departmental (27 April 2016), Price and Progress: Beyond Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, retrieved 19 April 2019
  13. "British Bangladesh Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs (BBCWE)". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  14. "Rubana Huq elected first female BGMEA President". Dhaka Tribune. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  15. "Rubana Huq elected a member of board of UNFCCC fashion industry charter". Textiletoday. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. "AUW Board of Trustees". Asian University for Women. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  17. "Who we are – GSS Bangladesh". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. "Mother, son become first ever BGMEA directors together". Daily Economist. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  19. Express, The Financial (15 February 2022). "Dr Rubana Huq new VC of Asian University for Women". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. "Cheers for Change Makers,DHL-The Daily Star Business Award-2014". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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