A. Majeed Khan

A. Majid Khan (1 July 1929 – 26 April 2023) was a Bangladeshi educationist. He had served as an ambassador of Bangladesh to France, Spain and Morocco. He also served as cabinet minister for education and planning. He was founder of Independent University, Bangladesh and University of Information Technology and Sciences. He worked as a visiting professor and senior Fulbright fellow at Hamline University, and served as a resident fellow in the Department of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He also taught at various universities in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Jordan. Dr. Khan served as Bangladesh’s ambassador to France, Spain, and Morocco, as well as the permanent representative of Bangladesh to UNESCO. The Majid Khan Education Commission was formed in his name in 1983, but was suspended following student protests.