Miftahur Rahman

Who is Miftahur Rahman?

Miftahur Rahman is a Bangladeshi physicist in the area of optical communication systems, wireless and mobile technology.

He received his B.S. degree in 1976 and M.Sc. degree in 1977, both in the field of Physics from the University of Dacca, in Bangladesh. After serving a short time as a Lecturer in the Department of Physics, at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, he received a second masters degree in 1983, an M.S. in Solid-state physics from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1988, he received a Ph.D. in Solid-state Physics and Optics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His thesis was conducted at the Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following his education, he worked as a consultant in Arthur D. Little, Inc. from 1988 to 1989 and then as a Research Associate for the Institute for Plastics Innovation from 1990 to 1995.

He served as a Technical Manager, from 1995 to 1997 at Grameen Shakti, a sub-division of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winning Grameen Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He served as a Professor and Proctor at East West University from 1997 to January 2002.