Academic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University, India, Degree Awarded, 1983.
• M.A. in Arabic (Thesis Group), Dhaka University, 1^st Class 1^st, (Gold Medalist), 1971.
• B.A. (Hons) in Arabic, Dhaka University, 1^st Class 1^st (Gold Medalist), 1970.
• H.S.C. (Human), Education Board, Comilla, 1st Division, 1967.
• S.S.C. (Human), Second. Education Board, Comilla, 1^st Division, 1965.
• Kamil (Hadith), Examination, Madrasah Education Board, Dhaka, 1^st Class, 1963.
• Fazil Examination, Madrasah Education Board, Dhaka, 1^st Division, 1961.
• Alim Examination, Madrasah Education Board, Dhaka, 1^st Division, 1959.
• Dakhil Examination, Madrasah Education Board, Dhaka, 1^st Division, 1955.

Teaching Experience:

• Lecturer, Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from 2^nd July, 1973 to 27^th April, 1978.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from 28^th April, 1978 to 21^st December, 1985.
• Associate Professor, Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from 22^nd December, 1985 to 29^th November, 1992.
• Professor, Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from 30^th November, 1992 till retirement after LPR on 01.07.2012.
• Earned Selection Grade Professor in 1999 with basic pay Tk.40,000/= per month and Now earned corresponding scale, basic pay Tk.78,000/ per month as Supernumerary Professor.

Experience for Guiding and Supervising the Research scholars:

• About 55 Research Scholars were awarded M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degrees by the University of Dhaka, the University of Chittagong, the University of Rajshahi and the Islamic University of Kushtia under my direct supervision.
• Six research scholars are now working for Ph.D. courses under my direct supervision.

Administrative Experience of a Residential University and Ability to develop the corporate activities of the students:

• Served as Assistant House tutor and thereafter House Tutor in Zahurul Haq Hall of the University of Dhaka from March, 1978 to August, 1980.
• Served as Student Advisor in the Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from 1993 to 1996.
• Served as Chairman, Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from 5th July, 1989 to 4th July, 1992.

If associated with any reputed Institutions or Organizations:

• Was an Elected Member of the Dhaka University Teachers’Association(Blue Group) for the year 1989.
• Serving as Life Member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh with Membership No. 242.
• Serving as Life Member of the Bangla Academy, Dhaka with Membership No.1363
• Was an Elected Member the Senate as Teachers’ Representative of the University of Dhaka (Blue Group) for the year 1989-1993.
• Was an Elected Treasurer for the Dhaka University Teachers’ Housing Project for about nine years from the year 1989.
• Served as Chairman, Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka from the 5^th July, 1989 to the 4^th July, 1992.
• Served as Convener of the Sub-Committee setup by UGC for modernizing the syllabuses of the subjects of Arabic, Islamic Studies, Urdu and Persian of the Universities of Bangladesh in 1989.
• Served as a Member of the Expert Sub-Committee setup by UGC in 24.11.1994 to review the General Syllabuses of the Honors and Masters classes as well as the Syllabuses of Fazil and Kamil Madrasah Education of Bangladesh.
• Served as a member of the Sub-Committee setup by UGC in1994 to evaluate All Degrees of different Educational Institutions of Bangladesh.
• Serving as a Member of the Editorial Board for Islamic Bishsho Kush, Sirat Bishsho Kush and al-Qur’an Bishsho Kush Prokolpo, Islamic Foundation Bangladesh, Dhaka.
• Served as Chief Editor for the Editorial Board of the Dhaka University Arabic Journal from 1995 to 1997.

• Served as Chairman (On Deputation), Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board from the 17^th September, 2000 to the 21^st October, 2001.
• Served as a Member of the Board of Governors of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh from 17.09.2000 to 21.10.2001.
• Served as Member of the Syndicate, Islamic University Kushtia from the 31^st August, 1998 to the 30^th September, 2000.
• Performing as Life Member of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh with Membership No.88.
• Serving as Chairman, Shari‘ah Council, the Sun Life Insurance Company Limited, Banani, Dhaka.
• Serving as a Member of the Shari‘ah Supervisory Council, The Premier Bank Limited, Banani, Dhaka.
• Serving as Life Member of the Aligarh Old Boys’ Association of Bangladesh, 146, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000.
• Serving as a Member of the Central Shari‘ah Council for Bangladesh Islamic Insurance Companies, Dilkusha C/A, Motijheel, Dhaka.
• Served as Convener/Chairman of the Editorial Board for English Translation and Transliteration for Digitization of the Holy Qura’an to Website as Directed by the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh during the year 2011-2012.
• (u)Serving as a Life Member of the Dhaka University Alumni Associatio from 2010-2011 with LM No.6372.
• Serving as a Member of the Governing Body ofTejgaon University College, Tejgaon, Dhaka for last three years.

Participated International Seminar and Symposiums:

• Participated in the 4^th International Seminar organized by the Islamic Call Council held in Tripoli (Libya) from the 24^th September, 1990 to the 29^th September, 1990.
• Participated in the International Seminar organized by the Oriental College of the Punjab University of Pakistan held in22-23 October, 1997 on the occasion of its 125^th Foundation Day Ceremony and presented a research paper on “The Socio-political Themes in the Novels of Najib Mahfuz”.
• Participated in an International Seminar held in the Punjab of Pakistan in 1997as organized by The Universal League of Islamic Literature of Pakistan and presented a research paper entitled, “The Travel Accounts of the Holy Places of Islam--Makka and Madina in the Perspective of Modern Challenges.”
• Participated in an International Seminar held in India on 13-14^th February, 1998 as organized by the Department of Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University and presented a paper on “Comparative Literature with Special References to Arabic.”
• Visited The Centre of Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University of the United States of America on the 31^st August, 1997 and Participated in a number of Seminars and Lectures on Arabic Language and Literature.
• Participated in an International Seminar held on the 17-19^th March, 2006 as organized by the Department of Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University, India on the subject Development of Arabic Language and Literature and presented a paper entitled, “Tha‘alibi’s Methods of Criticism: An Evaluation”
• Participated in an International Seminar held on the 13-15^th March, 2007 as organized by the Department of Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University, India on the Subject Development of Arabic Fiction till the end of the Second World War and presented a paper entitled, “Mahfuz and His Arabic Novels during the Second World War”.

Classes taken and subjects taught:

B.A. Hons., M.A. M.Phil. classes and Ph.D. courses as supervisor on the subjects of al-Qur’an, al-Hadith, al-Fiqh, Tafsir, Arabic Language and Literature both classical and modern Arabic, Islamic History and culture, History of Arabic Literature, Arabic Literary criticism, Arabic Short Stories, Novel, Drama, Comparative Linguistics, Comparative Religion, Sirat Literature, Arabic Philology and Phonetics, Bangladesh Studies, Islamic Religious and political thoughts, Islamic Economics, Islamic Jurisprudence etc., in the University of Dhaka.

List of Research publications:

(i) “Abu Mansur ‘Abd al-Malik al-Tha‘alibi(350-429/961-1037)”, the article published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Vol. 23, No. 3, December, 1978, pp.144-166.

(ii) “Tha‘alibi, the author of the Ghurar al-Siyar”, the article published in the Dhaka University Studies, Part-A, Volume 41, December 1984, pp.29-40.

(iii) “Abu al-Fadl al-Mikali: a notable scholar, prince of Nishapur”, the article published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Volume 30, No.1, June, 1985, pp.1-17.

(iv) “Tuhfat al-wuzara’ and other Extant Works on Wazirs: A comparative Study”, the article published in the Dhaka University Studies, Part-A, Volume 42, No. 2, December, 1985, pp.61-75.

(v)“Yatimat al-Dahr and Tha‘alibi’s Methods of Criticism: A Riview”, the article published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Volume 31, No.1, June, 1986, pp.97-127.

(vi) “The Controversy Relating to Tha‘alibi’s Eleven Books”, the article published in The Dhaka University Studies Part-A, Volume 43, December, 1986, pp.1-12.

(vii) “Al-Barudi a pioneer poet of the Neo-classical Movements”, the article published in The Dhaka University Studies, part-A, volume 44, 1987, pp.1-12.

(viii) “Khalil Mutran and the Pre-Romantic Poetry in Modern Arabic”, the article published in The Dhaka University Studies, part-A, Volume 45, No. 2, December, 1988, pp.37-55.

(ix) “Najib Mahfuz, Tharthara Fawq al-Nile, Cairo:Maktaba Misr, 1966, pp. 203”, the article published in The Dhaka University Studies, part-A, Volume 45, No.2, December, 1988, pp.121-128.

(x)  “Yahya Haqqi and His Artistic Style in Qindil Umm Hashim”, the article published in The Dhaka University Studies, part-A, volume, 47, No. 2, December, 1989, pp. 151-167.

(xi)  Dr. Md. Abu Baker Siddique, A Critical Study of Abu Mansur al-Tha‘alibi’s Contribution to Arabic Literature, a research book of Ph.D. thesis published by the Sultana Prokashoni, Dhaka, 1991.

(xii) “Adhunik Arobi Goddo Shahitter Kromo Bikash”, the article published in Shahitto Patrika, Department of Bengali, Dhaka University, October, 1986, No. 1, pp.97-138.

(xiii) “Arobi Shahitto Totto o Shomaluchonar Dhara”, the article published in Shahitto Patrika, Department of Bengali, Dhaka University, February, 1988, No. 2, pp.103-140.

(xiv) “Mishore Arobi Shangbadikotar  Bikash”, the article published in Shahitto Patrika, Department of Bengali, Dhaka University, June, 1989, No.1, pp. 73-96.

(xv)  “Najib Mahfuz o Arobi Katha Shahitto”, the article published in Shahitto Patrika, Department of Bengali, Dhaka University, December, 1989.

(xvi) Md. Abu Baker Siddique, Arobi Shahitto Shomaluchona, a Research book, published by the Sultana Prokashoni, Dhaka, Dercember, 1989.

(xvi) “Mishorer Baire Arobi Shangbadikota Shahitto”, the article published in shahitto Patrika, Department of Bengali, Dhaka University, February, 1990, No. 2, pp. 123-151.

(xvii) “Najib Mahfuzer Shahitte Jibon Shotto”, the article published in Shahitto Patrika, Department of Bengali, Dhaka University, June, 1993.

(xviii) “The Socio-political Themes in the Novels of Najib Mahfuz”, the article published in the Oriental College Magazine, the Punjab University, special issue, part-1, 1995-96, volume 68-69, No. 1-2, 3-4, pp.11-36.

(xix) “Islamic Counties in the Face of Current and Future Civilizing Challenges” the article was presented to the symposium on the Cultural Future of the Islamic World in light of the present day reality held in Fez(Morocco) on 5-6^th October, 1993 under the collaboration of ISESCO and UNESCO and was published in the same year.

(xx) “Nash’at al-Qissa wa al-Riwaya wa Ittijahatuhuma al-Fanniyyah”, the article published in The Dhaka University Arabic Journal, volume 2, No. 2, June, 1996.

(xxi) “Fann al-Masrahiyyah al-‘Arabiyyah: Dirasah Naqdiyyah”, the article published in The Dhaka University Arabic Journal, volume 3, No. 3, June, 1997.

(xxii) “Al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah Tujaha al-Da‘wah al-Islamiyyah wa Thaqafa al- ‘Alamiyyah al-Haditha”, the article published in The Dhaka University Arabic Journal, volume 4, No. 4, June, 1998.

 (xxiii) “Najib Mahfuz: An Innovator in the Egyptian Cinema”, the article published in The Dhaka University Studies, part-A, June, 2007.

(xxiv) “Musahamatu al-Sha‘rat al-Andalusiyyah fi Majal al-Shi‘r wa Mumayyazatu Ash ‘arihinna”, the article published in The Dhaka University Arabic Journal, volume 11, June, 2009.

(xxv) “Al-Wasf wa al-Tabi‘ah fi al-Shi‘r Bayn al-Sharq al-‘Abbasi wa al-Gharb al-Andalusi: Dirasah Muqaranah”, the article published in The Dhaka University Arabic Journal, volume 13, No.14, pp.5-34, 2011.

(xxvi) I have written a book on Shai'ah Mnual for Invesment Operation, published by The Premier Bank limited in 2014.

Educational other experience

• Serving as an External Examiner for M.Phil. and Ph.D. Thesis coming from the different Universities of home and abroad on the subjects of Arabic Language and Literature, Islamic Studies, West Asian Studies, Islamic Theology, Islamic History and Culture, Comparative Linguistics, Comparative Philology and Islamic Ideologies etc.
• Performing regularly duties of passing an expert opinion for selecting the posts of Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in the Departments of Arabic, Islamic Studies and Urdu of different Universities of Bangladesh.
• Performing duties for preparing syllabus and curriculum for the subjects of Arabic and Islamic Studies of the Universities of Bangladesh

Personal Information

Name                                             : DR. MD. ABU BAKER SIDDIQUE

(ড. মো. আবু বকর সিদ্দীক)

Father’s Name                               : Late Moazzam Hosain

Mother’s Name                             : Mrs. Nur Jahan Begum

Marital Status                                : Married

Nationality                                                : Bangladeshi by birth

Religion                                         : Islam (Sunni)

Date & Place of birth                    : 16^th of July, 1945 at Hatiya, Noakhali

Permanent Address                       : 25/1, Elephant Road, Flat. B-3, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205

Present Address & Position          : Professor (Selection Grade), Department of Arabic, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh (Retired), now Supernumerary Professor.

Mailing Address                           : Khelaghar Apartment, Flat No. B-3, 25/1, Elephant Road New Market (Dhanmondi), Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh.  Ph: 880-2-9661900/6104, M: 01715 018542, 01552483987, E-mail: siddiqab45@yahoo.com, siddiqab45@gmail.com, department.arabic@yahoo.com, Fax:      880-2-9615277(Arabic Dept.)

Name and Address of the supervisor for Ph.D. Degree: Professor Dr. Mukhtar ud-Din Ahmad, Ph.D.( Aligarh), D.Phil.(Oxon), Retired Professor and Chairman, Department of Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Prodesh, India.

Language Proficiency                   : Arabic, English, Bengali, Urdu, Persian- can read, write and speak fluently.

Countries visited                           : India, Pakistan, Libya, U.S.A., Switzerland, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia.

Hobby                                           : Carom, Badminton, Cricket, Football, Pingpong