M Aminul Islam

M Aminul Islam is a Bangladeshi professor who has served as Special Assistant with the status equivalent to a Minister of State of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.^[1][2] He was given executive power to assist the Adviser for the Ministry of Education.^[3][4] He previously served as the vice-chancellor of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology from 2006 to 2009, pro-vice-chancellor at the National University from 2002 to 2006 and as president of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teacher's Association.^[5]

M Aminul Islam
এম আমিনুল ইসলাম
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Ministry of Education
In office 10 November 2024 – 10 March 2025
Chief Adviser	Muhammad Yunus
Vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
In office October 2006 – February 2009
Preceded by	Musleh Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Md Saleh Uddin
Personal details
Education	PhD
Alma mater	University of Rajshahi McMaster University
Occupation	Professor

Education

Islam has a bachelor's and master's degree in physics from the University of Rajshahi. He received a second master's degree and his Ph.D. in physics from McMaster University in Canada. His 1982 doctoral dissertation, Electric Quadrupole Radiation Strength in Neutron Capture, was supervised by William V. Prestwich.^[6]

Career

On 10 November 2024, Islam was appointed as the special assistant (status equivalent to a Minister of State) to the chief adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.^[7]

Islam resigned on 10 March 2025 following a request from the office of chief advisor Muhammad Yunus.^[8]