Nurul Alam Khan | |
|---|---|
নুরুল আলম খান | |
 Professor Dr. Nurul Alam Khan | |
| 1stVice-chancellor of theRoyal University of Dhaka | |
| In office January 2010 – May 2011 | |
| Chancellor | Zillur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Imtiaz Chowdhury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-05-15)15 May 1942 (age 82) Bera,Pabna,Bengal Presidency,British India (now inBangladesh) |
| Relations | Osman Ghani Khan (Brother) |
| Education | Ph.D. (Mathematics) |
| Alma mater | |
Nurul Alam Khan (born March 15, 1942) is a Bangladeshi educator, mathematician, and former professor of mathematics. He served as the first Vice-Chancellor of theRoyal University of Dhaka and held various academic positions at universities in Bangladesh and abroad. He is known for his leadership roles in academic institutions and his active involvement in theBangladesh Mathematical Society.[1][2][3][4]
Nurul Alam Khan was born on March 15, 1942, in Bara, Pabna district. He completed his matriculation from Dhobakhola Coronation High School in 1957, and his I.Sc. fromJagannath College in 1959. He then attendedDhaka University, where he earned his honors degree and completed his master's degree in 1964. He earned his Ph.D. fromCharles University, Prague, in 1970.
Khan began his academic career as a Lecturer atUniversity of Dhaka in 1965. He held various academic positions includingUniversity of Chittagong,University of Mosul,Al-Mustansiriya University, andAl-Fateh University. In 1991, he joinedJahangirnagar University, where he held numerous leadership roles until his retirement in 2007.
Post-retirement, Khan worked at several private universities in Dhaka, includingNorth South University (NSU),American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), andUttara University.[5] He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Royal University of Dhaka from January 2010 to May 2011.[6]
Khan has authored several textbooks and published over 25 research papers. He was the Chief Editor[7] of the Journal of Science, Engineering, and Technology at Uttara University and served as the Dean of various faculties. He was also the President[8] of the Bangladesh Mathematical Society from 2020 to 2021.