Abdul Matin Patwari

Abdul Matin Patwari (Bengali: আব্দুল মতিন পাটোয়ারি; born January 1, 1935) is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 4th vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[1]

Abdul Matin Patwari
Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
In office
24 April 1983 – 25 April 1987
Preceded byWahiduddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMusharrof Husain Khan
Director General of Islamic University of Technology
In office
May 1987 – 1998
Preceded byRafiquddin Ahmad
Succeeded byM Anwar Hossain
Vice-Chancellor of University of Asia Pacific
In office
7 September 2004 – 2012
Preceded byM. R. Kabir
Succeeded byJamilur Reza Choudhury
Personal details
Born (1935-01-01) 1 January 1935
Laksam Upazila, Comilla District, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPh.D. (electrical engineering)
Alma materRajshahi College
Ahsanullah Engineering College
Texas A&M University
Occupationuniversity academic

Education

Dr. Patwari passed matriculation examination from Matlabganj J. B. Pilot High School in Comilla in 1950 (stood 1st place) and intermediate examination from Rajshahi College in 1952 (Stood 2nd place). He earned his bachelor's in electrical engineering from Ahsanullah Engineering College (now BUET) in 1956, M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1961 from the Texas A & M University, USA; M.A. in Mathematics in 1963 from University of California, Berkeley, USA and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1967 from Sheffield University, U.K.[1]

Career

Dr. Patwari joined as a lecturer in Ahsanullah Engineering College in December 1956. He served as the vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) from April 1983 until April 1987. He retired from BUET in April 1991. Dr. Patwari joined Islamic Centre for Technical and Vocational Training and Research (ICTVTR), now known as Islamic University of Technology (IUT) which is subsidiary organ of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as Director General (DG) on May 1, 1987. He retired from the university in 1998.

Dr. Patwari served as vice-chancellor of University of Asia Pacific in Dhaka from 2004 until 2012.[2]

References
  1. "Abdul Matin Patwari". buet.ac.bd. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. "UAP Profile". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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