University of Dhaka, also known as Dhaka University, is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1921. Since its establishment, 27 academic scholars and educationalist have taken responsibility of the University of Dhaka as the vice chancellor. ASM Maksud Kamal, was the 29th vice chancellor of University of Dhaka. On 26 August 2024, Niaz Ahmed Khan was appointed as the 30th vice chancellor of University of Dhaka after ASM Maksud Kamal resigned.
In March 2026, following the resignation of Niaz Ahmed Khan, Professor ABM Obaidul Islam assumed office as the Vice Chancellor.
First Indian Muslim vice chancellor of this university was Sir Ahmad Fazlur Rahman. After him a famous historian R. C. Majumdar took over the responsibility. Sayed Moazzem Hossain was the first student of Dhaka University to become the vice chancellor.
In March 1971, Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury was the vice chancellor but he was in Geneva at that time to attend the UN Human Rights Commission summit. He became fed up seeing news in a newspaper about the death of two students of Dhaka University. He resigned from his duties sending a letter to the educational secretary of East Pakistan via the Pakistan Embassy. In that letter he wrote, "I don't find it logical to act as the vice chancellor while my unarmed students were killed. So, I resigned." The Mujibnagar government then assigned Justice Sayeed as the “Special representative of the expatriate government”. On 19 July, the military forces of Pakistan made Syed Sajjad Hussain the vice chancellor of Dhaka University who was the vice chancellor of Rajshahi University. Hasan Zaman & Meher Ali assisted him.
List of vice chancellors SequencePictureNameTook overTransfer the responsibility1Sir Philip Hartog1920-12-011925-12-312George Harry Langley1926-01-261934-06-303Sir Ahmad Fazlur Rahman1934-07-011936-12-314R. C. Majumdar1937-01-011942-06-305Mahmud Hassan1942-07-011948-10-216Sayed Moazzem Hossain1948-10-221953-11-087Walter Allen Jenkins1953-11-091956-11-088Muhammad Ibrahim1956-11-091958-10-279Judge Hamoodur Rahman1958-11-051960-12-1410Mahmud Hussain1960-12-151963-02-1911M Osman Ghani1963-02-201969-12-0112Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury1969-12-021971-03-0213Syed Sajjad Hussain1971-07-191972-01-2014Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury1972-01-211973-04-1215Abdul Matin Chowdhury1973-04-131975-09-2216Muhammad Shamsul Huq1975-09-231976-02-0117Fazlul Halim Chowdhury1976-02-021983-03-2018A K M Siddiq1983-03-211983-08-1619M. Shamshul Haque1983-08-171986-01-1220Abdul Mannan1986-01-121990-03-2221Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah1990-03-241992-10-3122Emajuddin Ahamed1992-11-011996-08-3123Shahid Uddin Ahmed1996-08-311996-09-2924Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury1996-09-302001-11-1125Anwarullah Chowdhury2001-11-122002-07-3126A F M Yusuf Haider (acting vice chancellor)2002-08-012002-09-0927Syed Muhammed Abul Faiz2002-09-092009-01-1528AAMS Arefin Siddique2009-01-152017-01-0429Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman2017-01-042023-11-0230ASM Maksud Kamal2023-11-042024-08-1031Niaz Ahmed Khan2024-08-272026-02-2232A B M Obaidul Islam2026-03-16Incumbent
See also History of the University of Dhaka Liberation War of Bangladesh
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