The post of Vice Chancellor of University of Chittagong was established in 1966 as the third public university of former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), has been held since its inception. Located on a sprawling 1,754-acre hilly campus in Hathazari, 22 kilometres north of Chittagong city, the university first vice-chancellor was Dr. Azizur Rahman Mallick. Mohammad Al-Forkan is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong.
Vice-chancellors of the University of Chittagong The following is a chronological list of vice-chancellors of the University of Chittagong since its establishment in 1966. No. Name Term Tenure Notes 1 Dr. Azizur Rahman Mallick 1 October 1966 – 31 January 1972 5 years, 4 months Founding Vice-Chancellor 2 Dr. U. N. Siddiqui 21 April 1971 – 30 January 1972 ~9 months Acting Vice-Chancellor 3 Dr. M. Innas Ali 1 February 1972 – 18 April 1973 1 year, 2 months 4 Professor Abul Fazal 19 April 1973 – 27 November 1975 2 years, 7 months 5 Professor Abdul Karim 28 November 1975 – 18 April 1981 5 years, 5 months 6 Professor M. A. Aziz Khan 19 April 1981 – 18 April 1985 4 years 7 Professor Mohammad Ali 19 April 1985 – 22 May 1988 3 years, 1 month 8 Dr. Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin 23 May 1988 – 29 December 1991 3 years, 7 months 9 Dr. Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury 30 December 1991 – 6 November 1996 4 years, 10 months10 Professor Abdul Mannan 6 November 1996 – 13 February 2001 4 years, 3 months11 Professor Md. Fazle Hossain 14 February 2001 – 2 February 2002 ~11 months12 Professor A. J. M. Nuruddin Chowdhury 2 February 2002 – 2 February 2006 4 years13 Dr. M. Badiul Alam 8 February 2006 – 24 February 2009 3 years14 Dr. Abu Yousuf 25 February 2009 – 28 November 2010 1 year, 9 months15 Dr. Mohammad Alauddin 9 December 2010 – 14 June 2011 ~6 months Acting Vice-Chancellor16 Professor Anwarul Azim Arif 15 June 2011 – 14 June 2015 4 years17 Dr. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury 15 June 2015 – 12 June 2019 4 years18 Dr. Shireen Akhter 13 June 2019 – 19 March 2024 4 years, 9 months19 Dr. Md. Abu Taher 20 March 2024 – 12 August 2024 ~5 months20 Dr. Muhammad Yeahia Akhter 20 September 2024 – 16 March 20261 year, 5 months, 24 days21Dr. Mohammad Al-Forkan16 March 2026 – Present IncumbentIncumbent
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