Azad is from Lakshmipur District of Bangladesh.[5] He was born in 1951 and his father's name is Syed Amin Ullah.[1] He completed his master's degree from University of Dhaka in 1973.[6] He was the student of 1st batch in Department of Marketing.
He completed Master of Business Administration from Western Illinois University, USA.[7] Azad did his Ph.D. in 2015 under the supervision of Professor M.A. Quddus.[8] His topic is "High-Value Agriculture Products in Bangladesh : An Empirical Study on Agro-Business Opportunities and Constraints".[9]
Syed Abul Kalam Azad is a professor of Department of Marketing in University of Dhaka. He was treasurer of the Dhaka University from 4 February 2006 to 23 January 2009[10] and National University from 24 March 2002 to 3 February 2006.[11] Azad was the first house tutor of the Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall.[12] He was the Dean of faculty of Business Studies.[13] He also served as a chairperson of Marketing department from 1989 to 1992.[citation needed]
"Retail marketing of grocery products in Dhaka City", was written with Md. Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan, published by Bureau of Business Research, University of Dhaka in 1992.[18]
In 2007, RAJUK, development authority of Dhaka, accused Dhaka University authorities to violate the building laws, rules and codes in construction of buildings without approval from RAJUK.[19] Responding to legal obligation of obtaining building approval, Azad said,
"I have never seen that the university authorities took permission from any authority for any construction work."[20]
^"Diploma course on journalism begins". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 14 October 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. Prof Syed Abul Kalam Azad, Treasurer, National University, inaugurated the course as chief guest on October 11 at the Institute.
^ ab"Education". greaternoakhali.net.bd. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
^"Message from the Treasurer". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. 12. Prof. Syed Abul Kalam Azad - 04.02.2006 - 23.01.2009
^"Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. Besides, the current Treasurer of the university Professor Dr. Syed Abul Kalam Azad acted as the first senior most House Tutor of the Hall.