Aliar serves as a Visiting Professor of Strategy at several international universities and act as examiner for PhD & DBA students. He is an accomplished and resourceful international academic and policy leader with extensive expertise in Strategic Management, Good Governance, Political Economy, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is the Head of Department at Northumbria University London. He also serves as an advisor at Daffodil Int. University (Dhaka & Ras-Al- Khayma (UAE)).
He chaired SDG Goal 4 (Quality Education) under a UNITR-project funded initiative (2023/24) and brings strong capabilities in leadership, coaching, consultancy, and diplomatic training. He also actively contributes to both local and international conferences as a keynote speaker, guest speaker, and moderator. Aliar maintains an active global presence, regularly engaging with universities across the UK, Middle East, and South Asia, as well as think tanks, chambers of commerce, local governments, and business organizations. With extensive professional and academic experience, he is widely recognized as an international speaker on topics such as strategy, change management, the SDGs, leadership development, good governance, corporate culture, and CSR.
His professional experience spans collaborations with hundreds of executives and organizations, including SMEs, family businesses, educational institutions, non-profits, and charities. He has supervised PhD candidates and serves as an External Examiner for doctoral viva boards at several UK universities.
Aliar is widely published, with works accessible via Google Scholar. His research and advocacy focus on good governance, democracy, anti-corruption, global citizenship, ethical business practices, and sustainable development. Drawing on his international experience, he authored influential books:
He actively supports grassroots projects in Bangladesh, promoting education development, leadership training, sustainable business ideas, and free medical care. Aliar holds professional memberships with Chartered Association of Business Schools, Institute of Consulting, Chartered Management Institute & Advance HE.
He participates various local and international TV channels on a regular basis. He also serves as Managing Editor for the Journal of Business & Digital Innovation at Northumbria University. He is a Senior Fellow (SFHEA) of Advanced HE.