Abdul Mannan (1 January 1932 – 30 April 2007) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 19th

Vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

of the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Education and career

Mannan earned his master's in biochemistry from the

in 1955. In 1961, he joined the Department of Biochemistry as a lecturer and moved to the Department of Pharmacy in 1983. Mannan was elected to serve as the

Vice-Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

of the University of Dhaka from January 1986 until March 1990.

References

1932 births 2007 deaths Mannan Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Vice-Chancellors of the University of Dhaka People from Narsingdi District {{Bangladesh-academic-bio-stub