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Rubana Huq
Bangladeshi businesswoman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rubana Haque (Bengali: রুবানা হক; born 9 February 1964)[2] is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet.[3] She has been the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022.[4]
Rubana is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate.[5][6] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014.[7] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021.[8]
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Early life and education
Rubana was born on 9 February in 1964 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[2] She was educated at Viqarunnisa Noon School and Holy Cross College.[2] She completed her master's in English literature from East West University in 2008 and PhD from Jadavpur University in 2018.[2][9]
Career
From 1995 to 2017, Rubana served as managing director of the Mohammadi Group, a ready made garments conglomerate founded by her husband Annisul Haque.[10] Rubana served as the chief executive officer of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010.[11][12]
In 2017, she became chairperson of the Mohammadi Group following Annisul's death.[13]
In 2019, she became the first woman elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).[14] Rubana also serves on the boards of the BGMEA, the UNFCCC fashion charter, the Asian University for Women (AUW), and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha (GSS).[15][16][17][18]
On 15 February 2022, Rubana became the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women[19][20] and resigned as BGMEA President.[21] She was replaced at the BGMEA by chairman of Crony Group, Neela Hosne Ara.[22]
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Awards and recognitions
Rubana was recognized in the BBC 100 Women series in 2013 and 2014.[7] In 2014, she was awarded the DHL-Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for "Outstanding Business Women of The Year".[23]
Personal life
Rubana is widow of former Mayor of North Dhaka Anisul Haque. With him, She has three children.[2]
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