Dr. Professor
A. N. M Momtaz Uddin Choudhury
এ.এন.এম মমতাজ উদ্দিন
1st Vice-Chancellor, Islamic University, Bangladesh
In office
31 January 1981  27 December 1988
Preceded byPost Stablish
Succeeded byMuhammad Sirazul Islam
Director General, Directorate Of Secondary & Higher Education
In office
1961–1965
Personal details
Born1923
Lakshmipur Sadar, Lakshmipur District, East Pakistan (present Bangladesh)
Died2 October 2005 (aged 81–82)
OccupationAcademician, professor

A. N. M. Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury (1923 – 2 October 2005) was a Bangladeshi writer and academic. He was the first Vice Chancellor (1981–1988)[1][2] of Islamic University, Bangladesh[3] He also served as project director for establishing Islamic University, Bangladesh.[4][5][6] He also played an important role in the establishment of the Islamic University.[7][8][9][10] He also served as the Director General of the Directorate Of Secondary & Higher Education in 1963.[11]

Early life

Choudhury was born in 1923 to a Bengali Muslim zamindar family in the village of Gangapur in Dalal Bazar, Lakshmipur, then under the Noakhali district of the Bengal Presidency.[12][13][14] His mother's name is Fatema Begum. He spent his childhood with his family in this Gangapur village.[15]

Appointed at IU

Duty

In 1986, the OIC proposed to establish Islamic universities in different countries.[6][11] In that context, Professor Momtaz Uddin was appointed as the Project Director on 2 February 1989 to establish the Islamic University in Bangladesh. He served in this capacity for one and a half years. Then the journey of the Islamic University started with a total of 300 students in four departments under two faculties, and Momtaz uddin Chowdhury was appointed as the first Vice-chancellor.[16][17][18]

Two years later, the Ershad government transferred the Islamic University to Gazipur, In Gazipur Islamic University lasted for 7 years, In here Momtaz Uddin Chowdhury's term ended.[19] He served as the Vice Chancellor of the Islamic University for 7 years and 11 months.[20]

Removal

On 21 February 1987, the Islamic University Chhatra League got into a dispute with the Vice-Chancellor over giving flowers at the Shaheed Minar. The vice-chancellor forbade Chhatra League and all students by dragging religious issues. The students are arguing with the Vice-Chancellor over this issue, and the Vice-Chancellor is forced to resign.[21] He was removed from the post of Vice-Chancellor just 4 days before the end of his term.[20]

Contributions

School establishment

Momtaz Uddin Choudhury and Advocate Akhtaruzzaman jointly established Dalal Bazar Fatema Girls High School, Lakshmiipur Sadar Upazila.[11] which is a well-known girls' high school in the region।[22][12] The girls' school is named after Momtaz Uddin's mother Fatema Begum

Books

  • A Plan of Adult Education for Eastern Pakistan[23]

Personal life

Choudhury died on 2 October 2005. The Momtaz Uddin Choudhury Foundation is named in his honour.[24]

References

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  4. Hasan, Mubashar (27 January 2020). Islam and Politics in Bangladesh. p. 189. ISBN 9789811511165.
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  23. Choudhury, A. N. M. Mumtaz Uddin (1949). A Plan of Adult Education for Eastern Pakistan (in Bengali). Cornell Univ.
  24. "গণটিকা কার্যক্রমে মমতাজ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী ফাউন্ডেশন।". CTG Tribune. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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