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| name = Mohammed Abu Naser<br />
| office = [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology]]<br />
| term_start = 16 March 1970<br />
| term_end = 25 April 1975<br />
| image = <br />
| predecessor = [[M. A. Rashid]]<br />
| successor = [[Wahiduddin Ahmed]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|04|02}}<br />
| birth_place = Damla village, [[Sreenagar Upazila]], [[Munshiganj District]], [[British India]], now Bangladesh<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|05|12|1921|04|02}}<br />
| death_place = <br />
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Mohammed Abu Naser''' (2 April 1921 – 12 May 2004) was a Bangladeshi educator. He was the 2nd vice-chancellor of [[Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology]] (BUET). He is a recipient of the [[Ekushey Padak]], one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Naser was born in [[Munshiganj District]] in erstwhile [[East Pakistan]] to his parents Mr. M. Ismail Ali Khan and Abida Begum.<ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/17/d505171502104.htm|title=Lest We Forget Dr M A Naser: A pioneer in engineering education|accessdate=2 February 2015|date=17 May 2005|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|author=Dr. Mohammed Muniruzzaman}}</ref> He began his early education at the Kazir Pagla A. T. Institution at [[Lohajang Upazila]] in Munshiganj. In 1937 he passed the Matriculation Examination in the First Division. He completed the Intermediate Examination from the B. M. College, [[Barisal]]. He received the B.Sc (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees, in Chemistry from the [[University of Dhaka]], in 1942 and 1943 respectively. Then he went to the [[Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur|Bengal Engineering College at Shibpur]], West Bengal to study [[Chemical Engineering]].<br />
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He got a scholarship to study for his M.S. in Chemical Engineering at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]], USA. This was a notable achievement for him to be selected for such a scholarship in undivided India. In 1962 he again went to United States for his Ph.D. He completed his Ph.D. in four years. Of four years, he spent about two years at [[Columbia University]], and then he went to [[Texas A&M University]] to complete the rest of his Ph.D.. He went to London under a fellowship from the [[Nuffield Foundation]] to study for a year at the [[University of London]] In 1955.<br />
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==Career==<br />
After returning to East Pakistan, Naser first joined at the Industries Ministry, and then joined at the Directorate of Technical Education. After a short while he joined the faculty in ''Ahsanullah Engineering College'' (later became BUET). In 1970 he became the vice-chancellor of BUET and continued holding his position after the liberation of Bangladesh. Naser is credited for the first convocation of BUET which was held in 1973. He became the chairman of the [[University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)|University Grants Commission]] in 1975. He retired from this position in 1980. He was a professor emeritus of Chemical Engineering in BUET until his death.<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
Naser received the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1987.<ref name=munshi>{{cite web|url=http://www.munshigonj.com/Famous/DrMANaser.htm|title=Dr. M. A. Naser (1921-2004)|accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref> ''Dr M. A. Naser Trust Fund'' is introduced at BUET to offer scholarship for poor and meritorious students of the university.<br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
Naser died on May 12, 2004. He had four children and eight grandchildren. Khan H. Zahid, the second son, is currently the chief economist and vice president of [[Riyad Bank]].<ref name=munshi/><br />
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