Abdul Quddus took his retirement from Leeds City Council, United Kingdom as a Senior Education Officer, Further Education (Community). He worked in varied field of education ranging from multicultural education, youth & community, and further and adult education. At present, he is the Executive Director of QiD (Quality in Diversity), an independent consultancy organisation specialising in education and training issues of black and minority ethnic communities. Prior to his arrival in Britain from Bangladesh, he used to work as an Agricultural Economist at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh.