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Vice-President at the Independent University, Bangladesh Mr. Abul Ahsan is also Chairperson of the FEMA a non-government organization devoted to promotion of free and fair election in the country. 

He did his Master of Arts degrees in Economics and International Relations from Bangladesh and the United States respectively.

Mr. Ahsan started his career as a member of the then Pakistan Foreign Service in 1961. After Bangladesh's independence he served as the country's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Reprehensive to the UN Ambassador of Poland, Italy and Pakistan. He was the first Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) (1987-89), Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh (1989-91) and Ambassador to the United States of America (1991-93).

He was one of the 15 members of the Council of Eminent Persons established by the OIC Summit in 1994 to report on the working of the specialized bodies of the organization. From 1996-99 he served as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Mr. Ahsan represented Bangladesh at a large number of meetings and conferences including UN General Assembly and Security Council Sessions, Summit and Ministerial level meetings of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

He is the author of the book "SAARC: A Perspective" In 2001 he co-chaired a study conducted by the Asia Foundation which was published under the title "America's role in Asia". He has contributed a large number of papers and articles on political, security and public policy issues to national and regional journals and newspapers.