Muhammad Abdul Bari (academic)

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Muhammad Abdul Bari
মুহাম্মাদ আব্দুল বারী
Vice-chancellor of
Bangladesh National University
In office
21 October 1992 – 20 October 1996
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAminul Islam
Personal details
Born1930
Syedpur, Bogra District, Bengal Presidency
Died4 June 2003(2003-06-04) (aged 72–73)
Parent
RelativesMuhammad Abdullahil Kafi

Muhammad Abdul Bari (1930 – 4 June 2003) was a Bangladeshi academic, linguist and Islamic scholar.[1]

Background and education

Abdul Bari was born in 1930, to a

Bengali Muslim family in the village of Syedpur in Shibganj, Bogra District, Bengal Province. His grandfather, Sayed Abdul Hadi, had founded the village of Nurul Huda in Dinajpur and was one of the pioneers of the Ahl-i Hadith movement in Bengal. His father, Muhammad Abdullahil Baqi, was the vice-president of Muslim League, a member of Bengal Legislative Assembly, Pakistan General Assembly and East-Pakistan Legislative Council.[1]

Abdul Bari passed the Islamic intermediate examination from Dhaka Intermediate Government College (now Kazi Nazrul Islam College) in 1946. He completed his bachelor's and master's in Arabic from the

Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb and professor Joseph Schacht. He obtained the DPhil degree in 1953.[1]

Career

Abdul Bari served as a teacher during 1954–1977 and as an academic administrator during 1977–1996. He was appointed the vice-chancellor of

Bangladesh National University in 1992.[2] He was also the chairman of Bangladesh University Grants Commission during 1981–1989.[1] He was head member of Islamic University establishing Planning Committee in January 1977.[3]

Awards

  • Nilkanta Sarkar Gold Medal
  • Bahrul Ulum Ubaidi Suhrawardi Gold Medal
  • Dhaka University Gold Medal
  • President's Gold Medal (1969)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sirajul Islam (2012). "Bari, Muhammad Abdul". In Sirajul Islam; Ali, AKM Yaqub (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "National University Bangladesh". www.nu.ac.bd. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  3. ^ "Islamic University Establish". en.banglapedia.org. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25.