Rubana Huq | |
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রুবানা হক | |
![]() Huq in April 2019 | |
Vice-Chancellor of Asian University for Women | |
Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
Chancellor | Cherie Blair |
Preceded by | Professor Nirmala Rao [1] |
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufecturers and Exporters | |
In office 12 April 2019 – 12 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Siddiqur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Faruque Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhaka, East Pakistan | 9 February 1964
Spouse | Annisul Huq |
Alma mater | |
Rubana Huq ( Bengali: রুবানা হক; born 9 February 1964) [2] is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet. [3] She is the current Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022. [4]
Huq is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate. [5] [6] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014. [7] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021. [8]
Huq was born on 9 February in 1964 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). [2] She was educated at Viqarunnisa Noon School and Holy Cross College. [2] She completed her master's in English literature from East West University in 2008 and PhD from Jadavpur University in 2018. [2] [9]
From 1995 to 2017, Huq served as managing director of the Mohammadi Group, a ready made garments conglomerate founded by her husband Annisul Huq. [10] Huq served as the chief executive officer of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010. [11] [12]
In 2017, she became chairperson of the Mohammadi Group following Annisul' death. [13]
In 2019, Huq became the first woman elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). [14] Huq serves on the boards of the BGMEA, the UNFCCC fashion charter, the Asian University for Women (AUW), and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha (GSS). [15] [16] [17] [18]
On 15 February 2022, Huq became the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women. [19] She resigned as President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association after she was appointed Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women. [20] She was replaced by chairman of Crony Group, Neela Hosne Ara. [21]
Huq was recognized in the BBC 100 Women series in 2013 and 2014. [7] In 2014, she was awarded the DHL- Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for "Outstanding Business Women of The Year". [22]
Huq was married to Annisul Huq. She has three children, Navidul Huq, Wamiq Umaira, and Tanisha Fariaman Huq. [2]
Rubana Huq | |
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রুবানা হক | |
![]() Huq in April 2019 | |
Vice-Chancellor of Asian University for Women | |
Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
Chancellor | Cherie Blair |
Preceded by | Professor Nirmala Rao [1] |
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufecturers and Exporters | |
In office 12 April 2019 – 12 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Siddiqur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Faruque Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhaka, East Pakistan | 9 February 1964
Spouse | Annisul Huq |
Alma mater | |
Rubana Huq ( Bengali: রুবানা হক; born 9 February 1964) [2] is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet. [3] She is the current Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022. [4]
Huq is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate. [5] [6] She was featured in BBC 100 Women in 2013 and 2014. [7] She was elected as the first female president of BGMEA served during 2019–2021. [8]
Huq was born on 9 February in 1964 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). [2] She was educated at Viqarunnisa Noon School and Holy Cross College. [2] She completed her master's in English literature from East West University in 2008 and PhD from Jadavpur University in 2018. [2] [9]
From 1995 to 2017, Huq served as managing director of the Mohammadi Group, a ready made garments conglomerate founded by her husband Annisul Huq. [10] Huq served as the chief executive officer of TV Southasia from 2006 to 2010. [11] [12]
In 2017, she became chairperson of the Mohammadi Group following Annisul' death. [13]
In 2019, Huq became the first woman elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). [14] Huq serves on the boards of the BGMEA, the UNFCCC fashion charter, the Asian University for Women (AUW), and Gono Sahajjo Shangstha (GSS). [15] [16] [17] [18]
On 15 February 2022, Huq became the Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women. [19] She resigned as President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association after she was appointed Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women. [20] She was replaced by chairman of Crony Group, Neela Hosne Ara. [21]
Huq was recognized in the BBC 100 Women series in 2013 and 2014. [7] In 2014, she was awarded the DHL- Daily Star Bangladesh Business Award for "Outstanding Business Women of The Year". [22]
Huq was married to Annisul Huq. She has three children, Navidul Huq, Wamiq Umaira, and Tanisha Fariaman Huq. [2]