K. Maudood Elahi

Prof. Dr. Khondker Maudood Elahi (1945 – 2025) was a Bangladeshi professor and the pro-vice chancellor at multiple universities and acting vice chancellor at Stamford University. He is a member of the Elahi family, who owns substantial land in Rangpur.

Personal life The parents' name of K. Maudood Elahi are K. Dad Elahi and Mariam Khanam. He had six brothers and three sisters. Elahi was the 2nd son of his parents among his brothers. The names of the six brothers are Bir Muktijoddha K. Manzoor Elahi, Bir Muktijoddha K. Mushtaq Elahi, Late Bir Muktijoddha Shaheed K. Mukhtar Elahi (Chinu), K. Mahfuz Elahi, K. Murad Elahi, and youngest son K. Maruf Elahi. His family members are notable in for their philanthropic activities, social works, and for serving in national and foreign educational institutions.

He was married to Dr. Professor Sabiha Sultana, who was a distinguished professor at the Jahangirnagar University. They have a son, K. Taufiq Elahi, an associate professor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

He died in July 2025 at Dhaka due to cardiac arrest. He is buried in Rangpur. Stamford University arranged a large mourning for his death.

Career K. Maudood Elahi graduated from Dhaka University in 1966 and Ph. D. from the Durham University in 1971 when he was 26 years old.

He has served at the Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University from 1972 to 2005. He was a chairman of the department.

He was a pro-vice chancellor from 2007 to 2020 and professor and founder chairman of the Department of Environmental Science at Stamford University Bangladesh. He also served as the acting vice chancellor for a short time at the university mentioned above.

He was the pro-vice chancellor at the second largest university in the world, National University Bangladesh from 2019 to 2020.

His research interest is related to population, environment and development. He has contributed numerous journals and books on the topics mentioned above.