Muslehuddin Ahmad

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Muslehuddin Ahmad
Born1931 or 1932[1]
Died (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)diplomat, university administrator
SpouseShaista Ahmad
ChildrenJunaid Ahmad, Javed Muneer Ahmad and Seema Ahmad

Muslehuddin Ahmad (died on 10 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and university administrator.

vice-chancellor. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to France and Romania.[2]

Career

Ahmad joined the government service in 1956 through Central Superior Services.[1]

During the

vice-chancellor of the university. Later in 2004, he served as the vice-chancellor of Presidency University, Bangladesh.[3]

He authored a book, "Promised Land", on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[1]

Personal life

Ahmad was married to Shaista Ahmad who was a professor of zoology at Dhaka College and Titumir College and a founder general member at North South University.[1] Together they had three children, Junaid Ahmad (the country director of World Bank for India, as of September 2016.[4]), Javed Muneer Ahmad who is the CEO of Aprosoft, Inc. , and Seema Ahmad who is the founder President of EZTextocalls, LLC. and PARIS (Political Activism, Relief and Institutional Startups) at www.parisforjustice.org and also works as a political organizer at Community Change Action.

Ahmad suffered a stroke and had been in a coma since 1 July 2012. He died on September 10 at the Square Hospital in Dhaka.[1]

Works

Books
  • The Tale of the first private university of Bangladesh North South University (2004)[3]
  • Promised Land (2010)[1]
Newspaper articles
  • Ahmad, Muslehuddin (14 May 2010). "Member of Parliament Order?". The Daily Star.
  • Ahmad, Muslehuddin (14 January 2009). "True change". The Daily Star.
  • Ahmad, Muslehuddin (7 July 2008). "New Bangladesh needs new leadership". The Daily Star.
  • Ahmad, Muslehuddin (24 May 2008). "Country and democracy more important than individuals". The Daily Star.
  • Ahmad Muslehuddin (27 November 2006). "The West's problem with the veil". The Daily Star.
  • Ahmad, Muslehuddin (5 March 2004). "Move to ban gay marriages deserves appreciation". The Daily Star.
  • Ahmad, Muslehuddin (16 October 2003). "Only possession of nuclear weapon can stop unilateral attacks!". The Daily Star.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Muslehuddin passes away". The Daily Star. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ^ Ahmad, Seema Ahmad, Javed Muneer Ahmad, Junaid (10 September 2016). "Five moments, five lessons: A remembrance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Book on private university launched". The Daily Star. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh's Junaid Ahmad takes over as World Bank's India director". bdnews24.com. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.