Mafizuddin Ahmed
Mafizuddin Ahmed was a Bangladeshi educationist and scientist. He served as the first vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University. He was a founding fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
Early life and education
He was born in a respectable family in Gangair village under Dhalapara Union, Ghatail, Tangail. Ahmed completed his bachelor's and master's in chemistry from the University of Dhaka in 1942 and 1944, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1948.Career
Ahmed joined the Department of Chemistry of the University of Dhaka in 1948 as a senior lecturer. He was also a member of both the Senate and the Syndicate of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.Ahmed was appointed the first vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University and served from 24 September 1970 – 1 February 1972. In 1987, he headed the National Education Commission. He was also appointed chairman of the BCSIR. After the expiry of his term as the chairman of BCSIR, Ahmed returned to the Department of Chemistry. He was appointed an emeritus professor of the Department of Chemistry at Dhaka University in 1988 and continued in this position until his death in 1997.
Ahmed was the founder president of the Bangladesh Chemical Society, established in 1972.