Syed Ali Ashraf | |
|---|---|
সৈয়দ আলী আশরফ | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 30 January 1924 |
| Died | 7 August 1998 (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Alma mater | Dacca University Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Relatives | Syed Ali Ahsan (brother) Syed Sajjad Hussain (cousin) |
| Vice-Chancellor of Darul Ihsan University | |
| In office 1989 – 7 August 1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Syed Ali Ahsan |
Syed Ali Ashraf (30 January 1924 – 7 August 1998)[1] was a Bangladeshi-born Islamic scholar and academic. He was the Professor of English and Head of the Department of English, Karachi University, and later became Director-General, World Centre for Islamic Education at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1980. He was also the founder and director-general of Islamic Academy, Cambridge. He was also the founder vice-chancellor of Darul Ihsan University from its founding to before his death in 1998 in Bangladesh.[2]