Imran Rahman
Rahman in 2018
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 November 2021
Preceded by	HM Jahirul Haque
In office 2012–2016
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-22) 22 February 1957 Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Spouse	Humaira Khan
Children	2
Occupation	Professor, singer, guitarist

Imran Rahman (born 22 February 1957) is an academician and the current vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He was a special adviser to ULAB's board of trustees.^[1][2][3] He began his career at the ULAB as the director of the School of Business in 2006 and later became the vice-chancellor during 2012–2016. He was the pro-vice-chancellor of the university during 2009–2012. He spent 28 years at Institute of Business Administration (IBA) as a faculty member in the department of finance, chairman of the BBA Program, and Chairman of the IBA Computer Center before joining ULAB.

Rahman was a vocalist and guitarist of Renaissance, a popular band in Bangladesh.

Education

Imran Rahman was a Commonwealth Scholar and Doctoral Researcher at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, England. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science.,^[1] England with a degree in mathematical economics and economics. Obtained MBA from Dhaka University's IBA. Earlier, he did his O level from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka, and A level from Putney College for Further Education in England.

Career

Currently, Imran Rahman is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. He was a special adviser to ULAB's board of trustees. Professor Rahman is serving as the vice-chancellor of the (ULAB) for the second time. Imran Rahman began his career at the ULAB as the Director of the School of Business in 2006 and later served as the Vice-Chancellor from 2012 to 2016. He was the pro-vice-chancellor of the university from 2009 to 2012. He spent 28 years at Institute of Business Administration as a faculty member in the department of finance, chairman of the BBA program, and chairman of the IBA Computer Center before joining ULAB. As a co-founder, he founded a merchant bank in 1990 and managed it for 6 years as its director. .^[1][4]

Music

Rahman grew up in a cultural environment.^[5] His aunt Laila Arjuman Banu was the first Muslim female singer of Radio Pakistan in Dhaka. His mother Maleka Parveen Banu was also a notable singer of Radio Pakistan.^[6] Rahman joined the band Renaissance in 1998 as a member. His song, "Koto je Kotha", was recorded in 2004.

References

Further reading

• Hossian, Amina (9 March 2019). "A 'Renaissance' man". The Daily Star.