Sabur Khan elected AUAP president

Dr Md Sabur Khan, founder of Daffodil International University and Daffodil Family, has been elected as the President of Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) for the tenure of 2023-24.

He is the first Bangladeshi to hold such a prestigious and leadership position, which will reshape higher education in Asia and the Pacific, the world's most populous region with 5,984 universities. 

With 180 members, the AUAP represents Asia and the Pacific region, which has 5,984 universities, making it one of the largest regional groupings of higher educational institutions in the world. Sabur Khan will formally assume the responsibility in January 2023 for a two-year term.

The 15th General Conference of AUAP, organised by Daffodil International University, was attended by more than 60 delegates from 30 countries, and more than 30 universities.

Sabur Khan, former President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce, started his entrepreneurial journey in the early 1990s in information technology and education. He went on to establish the largest private university in Bangladesh – Daffodil International University – part of the Daffodil Group of Companies that currently owns 55 business ventures in Bangladesh.