Professor Dr Shafiqur Rahman is the Head of the Department of Business Administration at the
International Open University, working remotely from Australia. He has over 20 years of experience
in teaching, research, and academic publishing. He previously served as a Trade Promotion Manager
and Economic/Commercial Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. He holds an MBA from IBA,
Dhaka University, a PhD from Macquarie University, a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the University
Malaysia Perlis, and completed the Case Teaching program at Harvard University.

Professor Rahman co-authored Essentials of Modern Marketing with Philip Kotler, has published 33
research papers, 11 books/book chapters, and presented 43 conference papers. He has coordinated
32 international conferences and mentored 12 PhD and Master’s research students. He has also
served on editorial boards and reviewed papers for Q1-ranked journals.

His achievements include two Best Paper Awards and four Professional Excellence Awards. With
over 1,100 citations on Google Scholar and AUD 27,000 in research funding, Professor Rahman
currently serves as President and CEO of Dreamers Academy Australia and President of the
Bangladesh Australia Trade and Investment Council. He is an Australian citizen.