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Professor Dr. Abu Yousuf Md. Abdullah is an Bangladesh Academic turned Entrepreneur. He is a professor at Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Chairman of Northern University, Bangladesh, Northern International Medical College, Northern College Bangladesh. He is also appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Northern University of Business and Technology Khulna (NUBTK) by the Hon’ble Chancellor, His Highness the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He is the founder and chairman of Prasaad Group of Companies and has seen much success in construction buildings, hotels and resorts, advanced development of farming and fishery productions and tourism development.

Early Life and Education
Professor Dr. Abu Yousuf Md. Abdullah was born in 1964 in a small town near the border named Satkhira which is situated in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. After finishing his schooling in Jhenaidah Cadet College, he completed his Bachelors at the University of Dhaka followed by his Masters in Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland (presently known as Aalto University), and the University of Texas, Austin (UT), USA.

Academic Career
In 1993, he joined the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) at the University of Dhaka as a lecturer and has been teaching functional areas of marketing management for the last 29 years. During his tenure, he excelled in the academia by completing his Ph.D from IBA and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

Entrepreneurship
Apart from teaching, Professor Abdullah has been a successful entrepreneur of Bangladesh. He has established two universities, one medical college, a hospital, nursing college, schools and colleges etc. He is the founder and chairman of Prasaad Group of Companies and has seen much success in construction buildings, hotels and resorts, advanced development of farming and fishery productions and tourism development.

Research and Publications
To this day, Professor Abdullah has published more than 30 national and international journals, 10 books and owns 4 online news platforms. Professionally, he has served many positions notably, the advisor of the World Marketing Summit of Philip Kotler and has brought the world renowned Kotler Impact in Bangladesh which is formed by the marketing guru, Philip Kotler. He is a member of the Dhaka University board of governors and the chairman of the management development program (MDP) at IBA. He was awarded by the honorable President of Bangladesh for the association of management development institute in South Asia (AMDISA).

Social Work
He has been a massive contributor for the betterment of the society. In the context of humanitarian work, he is the founder of Life & Hope foundation which provides free treatments and medical supplies to the poor. His massive donations have helped saved lives during natural disasters and economic downfall by supporting the needy and disabled. His financial funding in different schools, colleges, foster homes and madrassa (Islamic institutions), mosques and temples are well appreciated in the society.

Awards
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