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Brigadier General Dr. A K M Iqbal Azim, ndc, psc, G+, MDS, MST, MBA (Canada) is the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) in Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), 29th pubic university of Bangladesh. He passed out HSC from Rajshahi Cadet College in 1986 securing position in combined merit list. He completed PhD with a fellowship in 2015 from Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), Rajshahi University. He secured 1st position in doctoral fellowship entrance exam and completed doctoral course work securing 3rd position. He completed MBA from Royal Roads University (RRU), British Columbia (BC), Canada securing CGPA 4 out of 4 (1st Position). He also completed Master in Defense Studies (MDS) and Master of Science Technical (MST) from National University, Bangladesh with distinction. He is an esteem graduate from prestigious National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh in 2018. He served in different academic, administrative and operational capacities of the Army including Brigade Commander in Sylhet Division. He participated in the United Nation peacekeeping operation as an operational officer in UNMIH (Haiti) and as Senior Military Intelligence Officer in UNOMIG (Georgia). He served over 3 years as the Principal of Rajshahi Cadet College, his alma mater. He was selected as the keynote speaker in Security Dialogue Forum, New Delhi, India in 2019. His brilliant career is embellished with services to national and international platforms including different courses/seminars both at home and abroad. He has competently supervised and moderated over thirty PhD and M Phil research works both in BUP and NDC. He has carried out exhaustive research on application of services marketing strategy in educational institutions to ensure quality education. He is a prolific writer having written and published in peer reviewed journals both at home and abroad. His book on 'Might and Majesty of the Creator: In light of Science and Astro-science in Quran' is in the process of publication. He visited many countries across the globe including the USA, UK, Russia, China, Georgia, Haiti, Malaysia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Maldives, India and Uzbekistan. He is happily married and proud father of a lovely princess.