Aminul Islam (1 January 1935 – 29 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi academic. He was the President of

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) is an academic forum for Bangladeshi scientists and technologists. Established in 1973, it aims to fulfill the role of promoting research and development of sciences in Bangladesh. History After the partiti ...

. He was a fellow of the academy since 1978.

Early life and education

Aminul Islam was born on 1 January 1935 in Nagerchar village of Homna Upazila of

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, () is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about southeast of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria District, Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj District, Narayanganj dis ...

. He completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) in chemistry in 1954 and M.Sc. in Soil Science in 1955 from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

and Ph.D. in Soil Science from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

in 1962.

Career

Aminul Islam started his teaching career at the University of Dhaka in 1956 and worked at the Department of Soil Science until 1996. He then served as the

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

Bangladesh National University National University (NU; ) is a public collegiate university of Bangladesh that was established in 1992 by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating university of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to students through ...

(1996-2000) and

Daffodil International University Daffodil International University or (DIU) () is a private research university located in Daffodil Smart City, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established on 24 January 2002 under the Private University Act of 1992. DIU is the largest ...

during 2002–2011. In May 2016, he started serving as a President of

and Science Council of Asia.

Awards

* President's Gold Medal (1981) *

Gold Medal Award (1986) *

Independence Day Award The Independence Award (), formally known as the Independence Day Award or Swadhinata Padak (), is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977 by President Ziaur Rahman, this award is bestowed upon Banglade ...

(1990)

References

1935 births 2017 deaths University of Dhaka alumni Michigan State University alumni Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Bangladeshi soil scientists Fellows of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Recipients of the Independence Award People from Homna Upazila Vice-chancellors of National University Bangladesh Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy {{Bangladesh-academic-bio-stub