MIU Board of Trustees
Manarat Trust has been in the service of the society in Bangladesh since 1981. For nearly two decades it has attained credibility and goodwill in the civil society by dint of its contribution to the different avenues of social service. Manarat Trust was formed by some Islam loving intellectuals and social thinkers of national and international reputation with a sacred mission of working towards Islamization of knowledge and creating a value based educational center of excellence in Bangladesh.
The first noble venture of the Trust began with the establishment of an English medium Kinder Garten School named Manarat Dhaka in 1979. In 1985 the School was renamed as Manarat International School. With gradual advancement of the students to higher classes and with the launching of an English medium HSC level program, the name of the school was changed to Manarat International College in 1991. At this stage the Trust felt that the cherished goal for the Islamization of knowledge should not be confined to school and college levels only. Promotional efforts for the formation of a University, therefore, started in 1995 and the project document for setting up Manarat International University (MIU) was submitted in 1996. After protracted negotiations and communications with the concerned authority over a period of five years, MIU finally got its formal approval in 2001.
According to the Private University Act-2010 "Manarat Trust" for university is now reconstituted as "MIU Board of Trustees". As a founder MIU Board of Trustees is fully committed to providing unstinted support and upholds the spirit and purpose of MIU. It is imperative to mention the names of those illustrious individuals who rendered relentless support and encouragement in their best possible capacities. Without them, this manifest destiny of the noble institution could not have been achieved. Therefore, MIU extends its profound gratitude and warmest regards to the Board of Trust members who have been instrumental as well as cardinal to realize a dream that has been cherished by the entire Muslim Ummah. They are:
Chairman
1. Shah Abdul Hannan
Former Secretary
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Members
2. Commodore M. Ataur Rahman (Retd)
Former Secretary
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
3. Professor A. N. M. A. Zaher
Former Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. &
Managing Director of IBN SINA Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
4. Mohammad Ismail Hossain
Former Treasurer, MIU and Former Secretary of President’s Secretariat
5. Professor Mohammad Abdullah
Former Member of the Parliament
6. Professor Dr. Shamsuddin Ahmed
Former Dean, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, BUET
7. Mohammad Fazlur Rahman
Former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
8. Professor A. T. M. Fazlul Haq
Former Professor, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka
09. Professor Dr. Choudhury Mahmood Hasan
Former Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka
Former Chairman, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR).
10. Enamul Hoque Chowdhury
FCA
11. Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rob
Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka,
Former Vice-Chancellor, Manarat International University
Former Chairmman, Bangladesh Red Criscent Society
12. Professor Dr. M. Umar Ali
Former Professor,
Rajshahi University
13. Barrister Foyez Uddin Ahmed
Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court
14. Hafizul Islam Mian
Vice-Chancellor (In-charge), MIU & Ex-Officio Member
Secretary
Md. Manirul Islam
Registrar