A. A. Mamun

Abdullah Al Mamun (born 31 December 1966) is a Bangladeshi physicist who is a professor of physics at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

[1][2] A A Mamun (son of Darbesh Ali and Rizia Ali) was born in Dhamrai Upazila,[citation needed] Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on 31 December 1966,[3] and passed the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate examinations, from Kushura Abbas Ali High School (Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka) and  Government Science College (Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka) in 1981 and 1983, respectively.

[3]  On the  basis of his extraordinary academic results, and performances in other activities at the university, Mamun was given an opportunity to represent Jahangirnagar University and Bangladesh in “International Youth Village Program 1989” held in Fukuoka, Japan, where he met with Naruhito, then crown prince of Japan.

[1] According to a report published in PLOS Biology, Mamun is one of the top 2% [position:130 out of 43,218 (2%)] scientists (in the world) working in the fields of fluids and plasma, as well as top 2% [position: 28,781 out of 159,624 (2%)] scientists (in the world) working in all branches of sciences (including engineering and medical sciences).

[7] Mamun has also been honored by a number of honorary appointments for his scientific contribution to physics.