Hafiz G. A. Siddiqi (1931 – 22 May 2018) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served 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 ...

North South University North South University ( bn, নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as NSU) is a private university based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its business school is the first Bangladeshi university to receive Americ ...

and the director of

Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka The Institute of Business Administration ( bn, ব্যবসা প্রশাসন ইনস্টিটিউট) of the University of Dhaka, commonly known as IBA, is a business school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History IBA was founded in 1966 ...

Early life and education

After finishing class 4, Siddiqi decided to completely memorize the

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. Four years later, after the memorization, he earned the title '' Hafiz'' and went back to a regular school. Siddiqi got his bachelor's and master's in economics from 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 ...

. He earned MPIA (Master of Public and International Affairs) degree from

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and MBA degree from

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at the

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. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from

Manchester Business School Alliance Manchester Business School (Alliance MBS) is the business school of the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. One of the most prestigious business schools in the United Kingdom, it is also the second oldest in the UK, and pro ...

at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

Career

Siddiqi started teaching at

, where he served for 20 years. He later became the director of the institute. He moved to the United States and was appointed a professor of international business and management at

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

and

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for eight years. Siddiqi joined

in 1993. He became the pro-vice-chancellor in 1998 and the

of the same university in 2003. After an early retirement in 2010, Siddiqi joined

BRAC University BRAC University ( bn, ব্র্যাক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as BracU) is a private research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 as a branch of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed's BRAC un ...

as a

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. In 2008, Siddiqi worked as a depositor director of

BRAC Bank BRAC Bank is a private commercial bank in Bangladesh, operated by the BRAC development organisation, focused on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The bank has its head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has 187 branches, 18 Premium Banking lounges ...

. On 6 November 2008, Siddiqi was appointed a director of

Bangladesh Bank Bangladesh Bank ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. The bank is active in developing green banki ...

. He worked as a consultant to

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Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field office ...

and

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to increase economic ...

Works

Siddiq authored 14 books in total. * ''The Readymade Garment Industry of Bangladesh'' (2004)

Death

Siddiqui died on 22 May 2018, at United Hospital,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. His funeral and burial were held on 28 May at Gulshan Lakepar Cemetery in Dhaka.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siddiqi, Hafiz 1931 births 2018 deaths University of Dhaka faculty University of Dhaka alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni Indiana University Bloomington alumni Alumni of the Manchester Business School Ohio State University faculty Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Date of birth missing Vice-Chancellors of North South University North South University faculty People from Hazaribagh