Muhammad Ibrahim

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Mohammad Ibrahim
Born 1911
Murshidabad, British India (now India)
Died 1989 (aged 77–78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation physician
Awards Independence Day Award

Mohammad Ibrahim (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম; 1911–1989) was a physician from Bangladesh. He established Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), the diabetes health-care and research institute complex in 1980.[1]

Career

In 1956, Ibrahim founded the Diabetic Association in Dhaka; he founded branches in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan, in 1964. He was also the founder of Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training for Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN) and Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Centre in Jurain, Dhaka. Ibrahim also played a critical role in drafting the government's first population control policy and setting up National Population Council.

Awards

The Government of Bangladesh recognized his contribution to the national life by awarding him National Professor and the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award of the country, in 1978.

References

  1. ↑ Rahman, Siddique Mahmudur. "Ibrahim, Mohammad". Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2012-11-27.