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Anwarul Azim Arif, a Bangladeshi academic administrator and banker who served as vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong from 2011 to 2015 and of International Islamic University Chittagong from 2021 to 2024, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on May 1, 1951, in Satkania, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan, he completed a master’s degree in commerce at the University of Chittagong and later earned an MBA from the University of the Philippines.
Arif was chairman of Social Islami Bank Limited from 2017 to 2021 and also chaired the central executive committee of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh.
Md. Anwarul Azim Arif (1 May 1951 – 19 March 2026) was a Bangladeshi academic and banker. He was the vice-chancellor of University of Chittagong and International Islamic University Chittagong. Arif was the one time chairperson of Social Islami Bank Limited.