Nawzia Yasmin

Nawzia Yasmin is a Bangladeshi academic, professor, and physician. She serves as the acting Vice Chancellor and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the State University of Bangladesh.[1][2][3] She is the President of the Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network.[4] She is also the chairperson of the State University of Bangladesh.[5]

Early life

Yasmin completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1993 at the Dhaka Medical College.[1] She completed her Master of Public Health in 2000 at the University of Sydney.[1] In 2001, she completed a certificate course in Ultrasonography at the Bangladesh Institute of Medical and Dental Technology.[1]

Career

Yasmin joined the Department of Public Health at the State University of Bangladesh in 2003.[1]

In 2008, Yasmin was appointed editor of the SUB Journal of Public Health.[1] Yasmin has supervised more than 600 graduate thesis.[1] She is a member of the Bangladesh Medical Association, Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council and Public Health Association of Bangladesh.[1] She is the president of the Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network.[1]

Yasmin, Dean of the School of Health Sciences at State University of Bangladesh, signed a pledge in 2017 to reject funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, which is funded by Philip Morris International, along with University administrators from around the world.[6] Yasmin was the Proctor of the State University of Bangladesh in 2019.[7]

In January 2022, Yasmin was appointed the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the State University of Bangladesh by President Mohmmad Abdul Hamid.[8][9] She was the dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and head of the Department of Public Health at the State University of Bangladesh.[10] She is also the Chairperson of the State University of Bangladesh.[11] She appointed Dr Md Hassan Kawsar as the treasurer of the State University of Bangladesh.[12]

Yasmin is currently pursuing her PhD in Public Health at Jahangirnagar University.[1]

References
  1. "Pro Vice Chancellor - State University". www.sub.ac.bd. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. "Anti tobacco drive led by medical students held with the support of WHO". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. "Potential immunobooster for prevention of infectious diseases, cancer developed". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. "BTCRN :. About Us - Management Team". www.btcrn.org. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. "Elevating Healthcare: SUB's Department of Public Health hosts successful seminar on professional development". The Business Standard. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  6. "Pledge against Funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World | Institute for Global Tobacco Control". publichealth.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. "SUB welcomes freshers | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. "State University's new Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Nawzia Yasmin". The Daily Star. 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  9. "অধ্যাপক নওজিয়া ইয়াসমীন স্টেট ইউনিভার্সিটির নতুন উপ-উপাচার্য". Newsbangla24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  10. "Dr Nawzia Yasmin appointed as new pro-VC of State University". The Business Standard. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. "Elevating Healthcare: SUB's Department of Public Health hosts successful seminar on professional development". The Daily Star. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  12. "State University of Bangladesh gets new treasurer". Dhaka Tribune. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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