In the year 2000, Professor Sarwar Jahan conceived the idea and created a team to establish a Private University in the light of Private University Act 1992 & 1998 of Bangladesh. Team members were (2) Prof. Dr. Ishrat Jahan, (3) A.H.M.Alamgir, (4) A.B.M. Shajahan, (5) Naeem Jahangir, (6) Abul Basher where Professor Sarwar Jahan was the main Initiator and Founder of Southern University Bangladesh. In 2006 Professor Sarwar Jahan re-organized the trustee board as below.
Member of Trustee Board:
Chairman, SUB Trust
Chairman, KDS Group
Vice Chairman, SUB Trust
M.D., Bangladesh Ship Breaking
Vice Chairman, SUB Trust
Vice Chairman, Mostafa Group
Initiator & Member Secretary, SUB Trust
Southern University Bangladesh
Member, SUB Trust
M.D., Haji Mir Ahmed Showdagor
Member, SUB Trust
Member, SUB Trust
Chairman, Clifton Group
Member, SUB Trust
Chairman, MIEB Group
Member, SUB Trust
M.D. Selim Brothers Ltd
Member, SUB Trust
Chairman, Baghdad Group
Member, SUB Trust
M.D. Aramit Group
Member, SUB Trust
Chairman, Well Group
Member, SUB Trust
Managing Partner & CEO Ziri Subedar Group
Member, SUB Trust(Ex-officio)