Educationist, social worker and businessman Mohammad Ali Azzam has been re-elected the chairman of the Eastern University Foundation and the Board of Trustees of Eastern University. He has been elected as the chairman at the 185th meeting of the Board of Trustees in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on December 23, 2023, said a press release on Sunday.
Earlier, Ali Azzam served in various important positions including the treasurer of Eastern University Foundation, chairman of the Admission Committee and the Disciplinary committee of the university. In his second tenure, from January 1, 2024, he will serve as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Eastern University for the next one year.
Apart from being a member of the Board of Trustees of Port City International University, he is involved in various educational and religious institutions and social organizations.
He is the founder of educational institutions, mosques, madrassahs in different parts of the country. He is also a lifelong donor member of ShajhanpurIslamia High School. Besides these, he is involved in various social and cultural institutions. MrAzzam is the chairman of Jamila-Latif Foundation. He is also the owner of M/s Fatema Steel Corporation and the managing director of the real estate firm Al Jamil Properties Limited.
The new chair has been welcomed and congratulated by former board chairman and members of the board.
Vice-chancellor of Eastern University Professor DrShahidAkhtarHossain, treasurer, registrar and other officials were also present.
