Muhammad Shahjahan (academic)
| Muhammad Shahjahan | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | |
|
In office 1991–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 2, 1939 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died |
September 20, 2000 (aged 61) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Ph.D. (civil engineering) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | university academic, professor |
Muhammad Shahjahan (January 2, 1939 – September 20, 2000) was a Bangladeshi academic.[1] He served as the 6th Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Education
Shahjahan passed matriculation exam from Armanitola Government High School in 1954 and intermediate examination from Dhaka College in 1956. He then earned his bachelor's in civil engineering from Ahsanullah Engineering College in 1960. He obtained his master's from Colorado State University in 1963 and Ph.D. from University of Strathclyde in 1970.[1]
Career
Shahjahan joined as a Lecturer in Ahsanullah Engineering College (later BUET) in October 1960. He served as the Vice-chancellor of BUET from April 1991 to November 1996. His second-term reappointment was truncated by a teacher-students-employees agitation.[2] He retired from BUET in January 2000.[1]
Shahjahan died on September 20, 2000, in Shahid Sohrawardi Hospital in Dhaka.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Professor Dr. Muhammad Shahjahan". buet.ac.bd. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ↑ Nizamuddin Ahmed (July 15, 2012). "Inconsistency, thy name is BUET". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 4, 2016.