Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam

Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam^[a][b] is a Major General of Bangladesh Army and the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals.^[1] Prior to Joining BUP, he served as Principal of Adamjee Cantonment College.^[2] Before that, he served as Additional Director General of Bangladesh Border Guard.

Muhammad Mahbub-ul Alam
Born	(1970-12-05) 5 December 1970 (age 54) Shailkupa, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Branch	Bangladesh Army Border Guard Bangladesh
Years of service	1990 – 2025
Rank	Major General
Unit	Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Commands	Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals Additional Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Commander of 105th Infantry Brigade CO of 12th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
Awards	Bishishto Seba Padak (BSP)
Alma mater	Jhenaidah Cadet College Bangladesh Military Academy
Website	BUP VC

Early life and education

Alam has an MPhil degree in Strategy and Development Studies and a PhD degree on Security and Strategic Studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals.^[3] His second Masters is in Defence Studies from National University.^[3] He successfully completed National Defense Course and Armed Forces War Course from National Defence College.^[4] He finished his Staff Course from Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. Moreover, he has completed Army Brigade Commanders' Course from International Military Education Exchange Centre (IMEEC) from Nanjing, China and got awarded with Excellent Student Officer award for his outstanding performance. He has done Staff Officers' Logistic Orientation Course from Turkey as well.

General Mahbub is an ex-cadet of Jhenidah Cadet College, Jhenidah.

Career

Alam was commissioned in the Corps of Infantry of the Bangladesh Army on 21 December 1990.^[3] He has received training in logistics orientation in Turkey and brigade commanders course in China.^[5] He was a founding member of Army Golf Club.^[6]

Alam served in Border Guard Bangladesh as Additional Director General. At the same time, he was Brigadier General and in National Defence College as Director while he was Colonel.^[7] He also served as General Staff Officer in Army Headquarters.^[8] As CO of an infantry battalion, he led "Operation Purba Prachir".^[9]

Alam is Board of Trustees of Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology.^[10] He is a member of the governing body of the National Defence College.^[11] He was appointed Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professional.^[9] He planned to develop Bangladesh University of Professionals by focusing on outcome-based education.^[12]