Rubana Haque (; born 9 February 1964) is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet. She has been 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 ...

Asian University for Women Asian University for Women (AUW) is an independent, international university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. AUW admits students solely on the basis of merit, regardless of their family's income level. Currently, 85% of AUW students are on scholarsh ...

(AUW) since February 2022. Rubana is the chairperson of

Mohammadi Group Mohammadi Group () is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka with a focus on the garments industry. It was founded by Annisul Huq. Rubana Huq is the Chairperson of Mohammadi Group. Navidul Huq is a Managing Director of the Moham ...

, a Bangladeshi conglomerate. She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014. She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021.

Early life and education

Rubana was born on 9 February in 1964 in

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in the then

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

(now Bangladesh). She was educated at

Viqarunnisa Noon School Viqarunnisa Noon School & College (), also known as VNSC, is an all-girls secondary school and college in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has about 25,000 students at four campuses in the city. It is named after Viqar un Nisa Noon. History The school b ...

and Holy Cross College. She completed her master's in English literature from

East West University East West University (, also known as EWU), is a private university located in Aftab Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1996 under the Private University Act of 1992. History The East West University was established in 1996 as a ...

in 2008 and PhD from

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into ...

in 2018.

Career

From 1995 to 2017, Rubana served as managing director of the

, a ready made garments conglomerate founded by her husband Annisul Haque. Rubana served as the chief executive officer of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010. In 2017, she became chairperson of the Mohammadi Group following Annisul's death. In 2019, she became the first woman elected president of the

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association or BGMEA () is a nationwide trade organization of garments manufacturers in Bangladesh and is located in the capital city of Dhaka. It plays a pivotal role in the country's earning secto ...

(BGMEA). Rubana also serves on the boards of the BGMEA, the UNFCCC fashion charter, the

(AUW), and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha (GSS). On 15 February 2022, Rubana became the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women and resigned as BGMEA President. She was replaced at the BGMEA by chairman of Crony Group, Neela Hosne Ara.

Awards and recognitions

Rubana was recognized in the

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series in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, she was awarded the

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- Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for ''"Outstanding Business Women of The Year"''.

Personal life

Rubana is widow of former

Mayor of North Dhaka The Mayor of North Dhaka is the highest administrative officer of Dhaka North City Corporation. The Mayor's office manages all civic services, government property management, and most government agency operations in the city. In addition, the may ...

Anisul Haque. With him, She has three children.

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