Mohammad Ali Arafat was born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Mr. Arafat, after getting his schooling in various schools in Dhaka he moved abroad for higher education. After his higher education in the USA, he came back to Bangladesh and joined in Independent University of Bangladesh as a faculty member. He is currently serving as a professor of management and the chief adviser to the board of trustees of Canadian University of Bangladesh.
Mohammad Ali Arafat is the founder of Shuchinta Foundation, a leading civil society platform in Bangladesh that holds discussion/ dialogue on various national and international issues involving the key policy makers. Professor Arafat is also the convener of Shuchinta Bangladesh and chairman of Shuchinta Foundation.
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