Feridun Hamdullahpur

Feridun Hamdullahpur
Hamdullahpur in 2016
6th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo
In office
October 1, 2010  June 30, 2021
ChancellorTom Jenkins
Dominic Barton
Preceded byDavid Lloyd Johnston
Succeeded byVivek Goel
Personal details
Born1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)
Turkey
SpouseCathy Hamdullahpur (née Johnson)
Children2 sons (Brian, Kevin)
EducationBachelor’s and Master’s degrees in mechanical engineering
PhD in chemical engineering
Alma materIstanbul Technical University
Technical University of Nova Scotia
OccupationAcademic
AwardsQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

l’insigne de chevalier des Palmes Académiques
Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey

Order of Canada
Signature
Scientific career
Fieldsmechanical engineering
Institutions
ThesisTwo Phase Flow Behaviour in the Freeboard of a Gas Fluidized Bed (1985)

Feridun Hamdullahpur CM (born 1953 or 1954) is the chancellor of International Business University. Previously, he was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo. Hamdullahpur was named the sixth president of the University of Waterloo in March 2011. Hamdullahpur's term ended on July 1, 2021, when his successor, Vivek Goel, took office.