Toufiq M. Seraj (1 July 1956 – 20 June 2019) was a Bangladeshi businessman who was the founder and managing director of
Sheltech and its associated companies. He was the first president of
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) for three consecutive terms (2000–2006). Seraj was also a president of
Bangladesh Institute of Planners
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
(2006-8) and
Bangladesh Tennis Federation.
Early life and education
Seraj was born in 1956. He completed graduation and post-graduation from
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ...
. Later he earned his PhD in civic design from the
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...
.
Career
Seraj taught at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
He was president of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners.
He was founding managing director of
Sheltech.
He served as the founding president of
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh.
He was the president of
Bangladesh Tennis Federation.
Personal life
Seraj was married to
Zeba Islam Seraj, a professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Dhaka
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The University of Dhaka w ...
. They had two daughters, Saamiya and Sarah Seraj.
Death
Seraj died on 20 June 2019, aged 62, of a massive heart attack in the aeroplane lavatory whilst on route from Dhaka to
Barcelona
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, Spain, with a stopover in
Doha
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. His body was flown back to Dhaka from Doha Airport.
References
External links
Sheltech website
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1956 births
Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Bangladeshi businesspeople
2019 deaths
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni