Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury

Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury (1 January 1931 – 23 July 2016) was a Bangladeshi academic and physicist.^[1] He was one of the instrumental figures in founding Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and served as the first vice-chancellor of the university from 1989 to 1994. He also served as the vice-chancellor of Sylhet International University from 2001 to 2011.^[2]

Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury
Vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
In office 1 June 1989 – 31 May 1993
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Syed Mohib Uddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born	(1931-01-01)1 January 1931 Phulbari, Golapganj, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India
Died	23 July 2016(2016-07-23) (aged 85) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Ph.D. (crystallography)
Alma mater	University of Dhaka University of Manchester
Occupation	University academic, administrator

Education and career

Chowdhury passed matriculation exam from Sylhet Government Pilot High School, Sylhet. He got his bachelor's and master's in Physics from the University of Dhaka in 1951 and 1954 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Crystallography from the University of Manchester in 1966.^[2]

Chowdhury worked as a professor of physics at Rajshahi University^[3] and Al Fateh University. Later he joined as the vice-Chancellor of SUST in 1989. His daughter Dr. Nazia Chowdhury obtained bachelor's and master's degree in Physics from SUST, PhD from University of Cambridge and currently is a professor at SUST.^[4]