Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman
Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman | |
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Independent University Bangladesh | |
In office 26 January 2012 – 26 January 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 October 1957 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman (born 10 October 1957) is a Bangladeshi academic psychiatrist and epidemiologist/demographer who was previously Dean of Research and Professor of Epidemiology and Demography at the
Education
After completing his schooling at
Career
After completing his D.Sc. degree in epidemiology from Harvard University in 1990 Rahman spent five years (1990-1995) as a behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California. In January, 1996 he was appointed as an assistant professor of epidemiology and demography at the Department of Global Health and Population from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He was subsequently promoted to the position of an associate professor of epidemiology and demography in July, 1999 and continued in that position until July, 2003.[1]
In August, 2003, Rahman moved back to Bangladesh (the country of his birth) to accept a position of professor of epidemiology and demography at Independent University, Bangladesh. He was appointed as the Pro Vice Chancellor there by the President of Bangladesh in April, 2006 and subsequently re-appointed for a second term in April, 2010. While serving in his second term as Pro Vice Chancellor, he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor by the President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman in January 2012.[2] In January 2016, he was reappointed as the vice chancellor for another four-year term.[3] In February, 2020, he accepted a position as Dean of Research and Professor of Epidemiology at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Research
Rahman is the author of several co-edited books, and multiple peer-reviewed articles on health and population, international migration and higher education policy in the developing world. He has received numerous research grants from the
References
- ^ a b c d "Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman" (PDF). Independent University Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Prof Omar made VC of IUB". The Daily Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Prof Omar IUB VC again". Dhaka Tribune. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.