Meet our Professor of Law department

Professor Dr. Md. Anowar Zahid is a distinguished legal scholar, widely recognized for his contributions to comparative law, international business law, and Islamic law.

He holds an LLB (Hons) and an LLM from the University of Dhaka. He earned his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK following an LLM from Dalhousie University, Canada. He currently serves remotely as Vice-President (Conferences & Publications) at the Nature Science Research and Innovation Centre (NSRIC), Toronto, and as Legal Advisor to NSRIC Green Supplies Inc., Toronto.
Professor Zahid served as Dean of the School of Law at Eastern University from 2018 to 2023. Prior to joining Eastern University, he was an Associate Professor and the Director of the Centre for International Law and Siyar (CILAS) at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Earlier, he was an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Dhaka.