M. Shamsher Ali

Muhammad Shamsher Ali (ডঃ এম. শমশের আলী) is a former president of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, former vice-chancellor of Southeast University and former founder vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University.

Early life and education
Shamsher Ali was born in Bheramara, Kushtia, Bangladesh, to parents from Shingia, Jessore.

Shamsher Ali obtained his Master of Science (MSc) degree in physics from the University of Dhaka in 1960 and PhD in theoretical nuclear physics from Manchester University, UK in 1965.

Career
He was a professor of physics at the University of Dhaka from 1982 to 2006. Prior to teaching, he worked at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. He also worked the Pakistan and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commissions in various positions including directorship of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka (1970–78). From 2004 to 2012, he served as the president of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. He then served as the vice-chancellor of Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Academic memberships

 * Fellow of the Bangladesh Physical Society
 * Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
 * Member, Board of Governors, National Council of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, (1978–1981)
 * Senior & Honorary Associate, the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
 * Fellow, Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), Jordan.
 * Fellow, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
 * Fellow, Bangla Academy

Author

 * Aladdin's Real Lamp (Sucheepatra, 2013. . 248 pages)

Editor

 * Scientific Indications in the Holy Qur'an (Islamic Foundation Bangladesh)
 * Muslim Contribution to Science and Technology (Islamic Foundation Bangladesh)

Contributor

 * Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: an Encyclopedia (Routledge, 2005. ISBN 978-0415775298. 800 Pages)