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, SU Trust
Chairman, KDS Group
Vice Chairman, SU Trust
M.D., Bangladesh Ship Breaking
Vice Chairman, SU Trust
Vice Chairman, Mostafa Group
Initiator & Member Secretary, SU Trust
Southern University Bangladesh
Member, SU Trust
M.D., Haji Mir Ahmed Showdagor
Member, SU Trust
Member, SU Trust
Chairman, Clifton Group
Member, SU Trust
Chairman, MIEB Group
Member, SU Trust
M.D., Selim Brothers Ltd
Member, SU Trust
Chairman, Baghdad Group
Member, SU Trust
M.D., Aramit Group
Member, SU Trust
Chairman, Well Group
Member, SU Trust
Managing Partner & CEO Ziri Subedar Group