Hafiz Siddiqi

Hafiz G. A. Siddiqi (1931 – 22 May 2018) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the vice-chancellor of North South University and the director of Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.

Early life and education After finishing class 4, Siddiqi decided to completely memorize the Quran. Four years later, after the memorization, he earned the title Hafiz and went back to a regular school.

Career Siddiqi started teaching at Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, where he served for 20 years. He later became the director of the institute. He moved to the United States and was appointed a professor of international business and management at Ohio State University and Minnesota State University for eight years.

Siddiqi joined North South University in 1993. On 6 November 2008, Siddiqi was appointed a director of Bangladesh Bank. He worked as a consultant to World Bank, Asian Development Bank and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.