M Aminul Islam is a Bangladeshi professor who has served as Special Assistant with the status equivalent to a

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of the

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. He was given executive power to assist the Adviser for the

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. He previously served as the vice-chancellor of the

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, abbreviated as SUST, is a Public university, public research university in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Established in 1986, it is one of the leading universities in pioneering research and education ...

from 2006 to 2009, pro-vice-chancellor at the

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from 2002 to 2006 and as president of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teacher's Association.

Education

Islam has a bachelor's and master's degree in physics from the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

. He received a second master's degree and his Ph.D. in physics from

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in Canada. His 1982 doctoral dissertation, ''Electric Quadrupole Radiation Strength in Neutron Capture'', was supervised by William V. Prestwich.

Career

On 10 November 2024, Islam was appointed as the special assistant (status equivalent to a Minister of State) to the chief adviser of the

. Islam resigned on 10 March 2025 following a request from the office of chief advisor Muhammad Yunus.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, M Aminul Living people Bangladeshi academics Yunus interim government Academic staff of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Oak Ridge National Laboratory people McMaster University alumni University of Rajshahi alumni Year of birth missing (living people)