Ragib Ali

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Ragib Ali
রাগীব আলী
Born (1936-10-10) 10 October 1936 (age 87)
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipBritish, Bangladeshi
Alma materRaza G.C High School of Sylhet
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, industrialist, tea-planter, educationalist, banker
Years active1961–present
SpouseRabeya Khatun Chowdhury (died 2007)
Children2

Ragib Ali is a Bangladeshi born British industrialist and educationist.[1] He is regarded as a pioneer in tea-plantation. He is also the founder of Leading University in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Biography[change | change source]

Ali was born in 1936 in Talibpur, Kamal Bazaar, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He did his schooling from Raza G.C High School in Sylhet and graduated from the College of Sylhet. In 1956, he moved to the United Kingdom to pursue higher education.[2]

He established the Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College and served as the Chairman of North South University Foundation. He has founded Leading University and University of Asia Pacific (Bangladesh).

References[change | change source]

  1. "Industrialist Ragib Ali". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (July 2008). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2021-06-23.