Iqbal Mahmud (born 8 March 1940) is a Bangladeshi educator. He served as the 7th

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(BUET). And he is a former vice-chancellor of

(BUET). He was awarded

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in 2005 by the

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for his contribution to education.

Early life and education

Mahmud was born in Ramna, Dhaka on 8 March 1940. He passed matriculation examination from Sylhet Government High School in 1954 and intermediate examination in from Murarichand College in Sylhet in 1956. He earned his bachelor's in chemical engineering from Ahsanullah Engineering College (later

) in 1960. He got his master's and Ph.D. degrees from

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in 1962 and 1964 respectively.

Career

Mahmud joined as an assistant professor in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in October 1964. He served as vice-chancellor from November 27, 1996, to October 14, 1998. He retired as a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering in September 2000. Mahmud served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Forests for the

during 1979 to 1981. He served as the chairman of

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during 1980–1989. He was a member of

Bangladesh University Grants commission University Grants Commission ( bn, বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় মঞ্জুরী কমিশন ''Biśbobidyālaẏ mañjurī komiśan'') of Bangladesh was established on 16 December 1972. It was created according to the Pres ...

during 1996–1997. Mahmud is serving as a member of Academic Council of

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 ...

. He is the co-author, with Nooruddin Ahmed, of the textbook ''Corrosion Engineering: An Introductory Text'', for undergraduate chemical engineers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmud, Iqbal 1940 births Living people Bangladeshi engineers Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology faculty Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Vice-Chancellors of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy State Ministers of Agriculture (Bangladesh) State Ministers of Environment and Forests (Bangladesh)