Anwara Begum (academic)

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Anwara Begum
আনোয়ারা বেগম
7th First Lady of Bangladesh
In role 6 September 2002 – 15 February 2009
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Hasina Warda Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Rashida Hamid (2013)
Vice-Chancellor
Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology
In office 2004–2011
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Abul Hossain Sikder
Personal details
Born	1934/1935
Died	(2018-04-21)21 April 2018 (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Spouse	Iajuddin Ahmed
Children	Imtiaz Ahmed Babu
Occupation	Academic
Awards	Ekushey Padak

Anwara Begum (1934/1935 – 21 April 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi academic. In 2006, she was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to education.[2] She was married to the 14th President of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, and served as the First Lady of Bangladesh from 2002 until 2009.[3]

Career

Begum was a professor at the Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka. She later served as the chairman of the Department of Zoology and the provost of the Shamsun Nahar Hall.[3]

She was the first chairman of the board of trustees and the founding vice-chancellor[4] of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, a private university in Dhaka.[5]

Personal life

Begum and her husband Iajuddin Ahmed had a son, Imtiaz Ahmed Babu.[6]

References

1. "Ex-president Dr Iajuddin's wife Anwara Begum dies". Dhaka Tribune. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
2. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
3. "President". Munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
4. "Ex-president Iajuddin's wife passes away". Daily Sun. 22 April 2018.
5. "History". Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
6. "ইয়াজউদ্দীনপুত্র 'এখন পুলিশ হেফাজতে নেই'" [Iajuddin's son 'no longer in police custody']. BD News 24 (in Bengali). 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.