Professor Dr. M. Umar Ali has a distinguished academic career spanning over 48 years. He has been a professor in the department of Chemistry of University at Rajshahi since 1992. He also worked as the Vice-Chancellor of  Manarat International University. He has more than 50 research publications in National and International Journals and conferences. His research interest involves Mechanistic and Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Development of Methodology for the Synthesis of Organic Compounds Including Natural Products of Biochemical/Medicinal Importance and Physico–organic chemistry. In the EEE department of MIU, he is teaching Chemistry courses.