Amit Chakma | |
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𑄃𑄧𑄟𑄨𑄖𑄴 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 | |
19th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Western Australia | |
Assumed office July 6, 2020 | |
Chancellor | Robert French |
Preceded by | Dawn Freshwater |
10th President of the University of Western Ontario | |
In office July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2019 | |
Chancellor | John Thompson Joseph Rotman Jack Cowin |
Preceded by | Paul Davenport |
Succeeded by | Alan Shepard |
Personal details | |
Born | Chittagong Hill Tracts, East Pakistan, Pakistan | 25 April 1959
Citizenship | Bangladeshi, Canadian |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | Dhaka College Algerian Petroleum Institute University of British Columbia |
Occupation | University academic and administrator |
Website | www |
Amit Chakma (born 25 April 1959)[1] is a university administrator who was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Western Australia in July 2020.[2] Previously he served as the 10th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Western Ontario from 2009 to 2019.[3]