Zillur Rahman (professor)

Zillur Rahman
ज़िल्लूर रहमान
Born (1965-03-30) 30 March 1965
NationalityIndian
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsMarketing
InstitutionsDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee
Websitehttps://www.iitr.ac.in/~DM/Zillur_Rahman

Zillur Rahman (born 30 March 1965) is a former professor of Management studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.[1]

Early life and education

Rahman holds a MSc in Mathematics, MBA and Ph.D in Business administration, all from Aligarh Muslim University[2]

Career

He is a Senior Professor at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee and was the Head of the Department from 2016 to 2019. His primary research interests are in areas of Marketing, Strategic management, Services marketing and Consumer behaviour.[1]

Controversies

In May 2025, IIT Roorkee dismissed Rahman after conducting an internal investigation and completing disciplinary proceedings in response to sexual harassment allegations made by a research student.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zillur Rahman - Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee". www.iitr.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ ORCID. "Zillur Rahman (0000-0003-2785-0200)". orcid.org. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ Sethi, Narendra (2025-05-08). "IIT Roorkee sacks 60-year-old senior professor after sexual harassment probe". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  4. ^ "IIT Roorkee sacks 60-year-old senior professor after sexual harassment complaint". The Indian Express. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  5. ^ Susheel, Tapan (2025-05-07). "IIT-Roorkee professor axed for sex harassment". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-06-02.